Where does “anställbar” come from?

anställbar (Swedish) comes from Swedish anställa, from German anstellen, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.

anställbar (Swedish): employable

Definitions

  1. employable

Ancestry of “anställbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishanställato hire, to employ; to conduct
2Germananstellento queue, to line up; to hire, to appoint; to...
3Germanan-Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,...
4Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
5Middle High Germanānewithout
6Old High Germanānawithout
7Proto-West Germanicanaon
8Proto-Germanic*an
9Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an