Where does “aanzoeten” come from?

aanzoeten (Dutch) comes from Dutch aan, from Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

aanzoeten (Dutch): to sweeten; to become or make more appealing/...

Definitions

  1. to sweeten; to become or make more appealing/...

Ancestry of “aanzoeten”, step by step

aanzoeten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanon; to; on, being operative
2Middle Dutchāneon, on top of
3Old Dutchāna—
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch zoeten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzoetento sweeten, to make or become sweet
2Middle Dutchsoeten—
3Malaysuten—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →