Where does “andienen” come from?

andienen (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.

andienen (German): to press (etwas something jedem on someone)

Definitions

  1. to press (etwas something jedem on someone)

Ancestry of “andienen”, step by step

andienen 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 dienen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandienento serve
2Middle High Germandienen—
3Old High Germandionōnto serve
4Proto-West Germanic*þewanōnto serve
5Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
6Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →