Where does “angan” come from?

angan (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German an, from Old Saxon an, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

angan (Middle Low German): to approach

Definitions

  1. to approach

Ancestry of “angan”, step by step

angan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germananon
2Old Saxonanon, in
3Proto-Germanic*an—
4Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Middle Low German gan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangan—
2Old Saxongānto go
3Proto-West Germanicgānto go
4Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “angan”

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