Where does “aanzouten” come from?

aanzouten (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.

aanzouten (Dutch): to make salter, to salinate

Definitions

  1. to make salter, to salinate

Ancestry of “aanzouten”, step by step

aanzouten 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 zouten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzoutento salt
2Middle Dutchsoutento salt
3Old Dutchsaltan—
4Proto-Germanicsaltanąto salt, to pickle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →