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

Definitions

  1. to yean

Ancestry of “onen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchônen—
2Old Dutchōnon—
3Proto-West Germanicaunōnto lamb, yean
4Proto-Germanicaunōnąto lamb, yean
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós →Every word from Proto-Germanic aunōną →