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Where does “anheimgeben” come from?

anheimgeben (German) comes from German anheim-, 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.

anheimgeben (German): to leave something to somebody’s discretion or to...

Definitions

  1. to leave something to somebody’s discretion or to...

Ancestry of “anheimgeben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germananheim-Separable verb prefix that indicates movement to...
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- →