Where does “angeheftet” come from?

angeheftet (German) comes from German anheften, 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.

angeheftet (German): past participle of anheften; attached, affixed,...

Definitions

  1. past participle of anheften; attached, affixed,...

Ancestry of “angeheftet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germananheftento attach, to affix, to pin
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