Where does “Vanderlaan” come from?

Vanderlaan (English) comes from Dutch der, from Dutch daar, from Middle Dutch dâer, from Old Dutch thār, from Proto-West Germanic þār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to- — this; that.

Ancestry of “Vanderlaan”, step by step

Vanderlaan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch der

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchderthere; genitive singular feminine of de; of the;...
2Dutchdaarthere; that; since
3Middle DutchdâerDemonstrative uses
4Old Dutchthārthere
5Proto-West Germanicþārthere
6Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
7Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
8Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
9Proto-Indo-Europeanthis; that

via Dutch van

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvanof; by, of; from
2Middle Dutchvanof; from; out of
3Old Dutchfānoff, from
4Old Saxonfāhanto seize
5Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

via Dutch laan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlaanlane, avenue
2Middle Dutchlaen
3Old Dutchlana
4Proto-Germaniclanōlane, passageway
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