Where does “Anfreundung” come from?

Anfreundung (German) comes from German anfreunden, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

Anfreundung (German): befriending the concept or process of becoming friends

Definitions

  1. befriending the concept or process of becoming friends

Ancestry of “Anfreundung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germananfreundento make friends, to befriend
2Germanan-Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,...
3Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
4Middle High Germanānewithout
5Old High Germanānawithout
6Proto-West Germanicanaon
7Proto-Germanic*an
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an
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