Where does “huis-aan-huisinzameling” come from?

huis-aan-huisinzameling (Dutch) comes from Dutch inzameling, from Dutch inzamelen, from Dutch in, from Middle Dutch in, from Old Dutch in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

huis-aan-huisinzameling (Dutch): door-to-door collection

Definitions

  1. door-to-door collection

Ancestry of “huis-aan-huisinzameling”, step by step

huis-aan-huisinzameling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch inzameling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinzamelingcollection
2Dutchinzamelento gather together, to collect; to reap
3Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
4Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
5Old Dutchin
6Proto-West Germanic*in
7Proto-Germanicinin; into
8Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Dutch huis-aan-huis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhuis-aan-huisdoor to door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European énEvery word from Proto-Germanic inEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *in