Where does “anschnallen” come from?

anschnallen (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.

anschnallen (German): to fasten someone's seatbelt; to fasten one's...

Definitions

  1. to fasten someone's seatbelt; to fasten one's...

Ancestry of “anschnallen”, 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

Words derived from “anschnallen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an