Where does “wegaanduiding” come from?

wegaanduiding (Dutch) comes from Dutch aanduiding, from Dutch aanduiden, from Dutch aan, from Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

wegaanduiding (Dutch): road sign: the sign that shows the number of the...

Definitions

  1. road sign: the sign that shows the number of the...

Ancestry of “wegaanduiding”, step by step

wegaanduiding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aanduiding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanduidingmark; indication, designation
2Dutchaanduidento indicate, to mark, to point out; to express,...
3Dutchaanon; to; on, being operative
4Middle Dutchāneon, on top of
5Old Dutchāna
6Proto-West Germanicanaon
7Proto-Germanic*an
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch weg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwegway, road; away; gone, disappeared
2Middle Dutchwechway, road, path; journey; direction, approach
3Old Dutchwegway, path
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an