Where does “ankuppeln” come from?

ankuppeln (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.

ankuppeln (German): to hitch up; to couple; to join together

Definitions

  1. to hitch up; to couple; to join together

Ancestry of “ankuppeln”, step by step

ankuppeln 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 kuppeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankuppelnto couple; to operate the clutch
2GermankoppelnTo connect or interconnect; To couple or...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →
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