Where does “onen” come from?
onen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ônen, from Old Dutch ōnon, from Proto-West Germanic aunōn, from Proto-Germanic aunōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
onen (Dutch): to yean
Ancestry of “onen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | ônen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | ōnon | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | aunōn | to lamb, yean |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aunōną | to lamb, yean |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷnós | lamb |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |