Where does “ethanol” come from?

ethanol (Dutch) comes from Dutch ethaan, 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.

ethanol (Dutch): ethanol

Definitions

  1. ethanol

Ancestry of “ethanol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchethaanethane
2Dutchaanon; to; on, being operative
3Middle Dutchāneon, on top of
4Old Dutchāna—
5Proto-West Germanicanaon
6Proto-Germanic*an—
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “ethanol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →