Where does “anbräunen” come from?

anbräunen (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

anbräunen (German): to sauté; to lightly brown (something) in hot fat or oil

Definitions

  1. to sauté; to lightly brown (something) in hot fat or oil

Ancestry of “anbräunen”, step by step

anbräunen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
2Middle High Germanānewithout
3Old High Germanānawithout
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German bräunen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbräunento suntan, to become tan in color; to cause...
2GermanBraunbrown
3Old High Germanbrūnbrown
4Proto-West Germanicbrūnbrown
5Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →