Where does “aanzwellen” come from?

aanzwellen (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.

aanzwellen (Dutch): to swell; to swell up, surge

Definitions

  1. to swell; to swell up, surge

Ancestry of “aanzwellen”, step by step

aanzwellen 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 zwellen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzwellento swell
2Middle Dutchswellento swell
3Old Dutchswellanto swell
4Proto-Germanicswellanąto swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →