Where does “amarrar” come from?

amarrar (Portuguese) comes from Dutch aanmeren, from Dutch aan, from Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

amarrar (Portuguese): to moor; to tie

Definitions

  1. to moor; to tie

Ancestry of “amarrar”, step by step

amarrar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aanmeren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanmerento moor, to berth
2Dutchaanon; to; on, being operative
3Middle Dutchāneon, on top of
4Old Dutchāna—
5Proto-West Germanicanaon
6Proto-Germanic*an—
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via French amarrer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchamarrerto moor; to tie with rope
2Dutchanmarrento tie

Words derived from “amarrar”

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