Where does “vanden” come from?

vanden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vanden, from Old Dutch fandon, from Proto-Germanic fandōną, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

vanden (Dutch): to visit; to seek, to search for; to test, to...

Definitions

  1. to visit; to seek, to search for; to test, to...

Ancestry of “vanden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvanden
2Old Dutchfandon
3Proto-Germanicfandōnąto seek, search for, examine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent-Every word from Proto-Germanic fandōnąEvery word from Old Dutch fandon