Where does “anagangan” come from?

anagangan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon ana, from Proto-Germanic an, from Proto-Germanic h₂enh̥₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

anagangan (Old Saxon): to approach

Definitions

  1. to approach

Ancestry of “anagangan”, step by step

anagangan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon ana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonana—
2Proto-Germanicanon, upon; onto; on, onto
3Proto-Germanich₂enh̥₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old Saxon gangan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonganganto go
2Proto-Germanicganganąto go, walk, step
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic h₂enh̥₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic an →