Where does “angelegen” come from?

angelegen (German) comes from Old Saxon ana-, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Ancestry of “angelegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonana-Forming verbs and adjectives from participles and...
2Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “angelegen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Old Saxon ana- →
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