Where does “anlæg” come from?
anlæg (Danish) comes from Danish anlægge, from German Anlage, from German anlegen, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
anlæg (Danish): a larger facility, plant or construction
Definitions
- a larger facility, plant or construction
Ancestry of “anlæg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | anlægge | to create, plant, build, construct, establish |
| 2 | German | Anlage | public green area, site, park, garden; plant,... |
| 3 | German | anlegen | to create; to put on; to start a fight with |
| 4 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 6 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |