Where does “anvahen” come from?

anvahen (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German an, 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.

anvahen (Middle High German): to grab on

Definitions

  1. to grab on

Ancestry of “anvahen”, step by step

anvahen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germananon
2Old High Germanānawithout
3Proto-West Germanicanaon
4Proto-Germanic*an—
5Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Middle High German vahen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvahento grab

Words derived from “anvahen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →