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Where does “anklingeln” come from?

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

anklingeln (German): to make a missed call, to drop call , to beep;...

Definitions

  1. to make a missed call, to drop call , to beep;...

Ancestry of “anklingeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanan-Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,...
2Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
3Middle High Germanānewithout
4Old High Germanānawithout
5Proto-West Germanicanaon
6Proto-Germanic*an—
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →