Where does “anwenden” come from?

anwenden (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.

anwenden (German): to use, apply, utilize or deploy

Definitions

  1. to use, apply, utilize or deploy

Ancestry of “anwenden”, step by step

anwenden 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 wenden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwendento turn something so as to cook or roast it from...
2Middle High Germanwenden
3Old High Germanwentento turn
4Proto-West Germanic*wandijanto turn
5Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “anwenden

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