Where does “anmelder” come from?

anmelder (Danish) comes from Danish anmelde, from German anmelden, 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.

anmelder (Danish): a reviewer, critic of books, movies etc

Definitions

  1. a reviewer, critic of books, movies etc

Ancestry of “anmelder”, step by step

anmelder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish anmelde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishanmeldeto report e.g. a crime
2GermananmeldenTo announce, declare; To enroll; To log in
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

via Danish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherpresent of være; are
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an