Where does “genanvendelig” come from?
genanvendelig (Danish) comes from Danish genanvende, from Norwegian Bokmål anvende, from German anwenden, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
genanvendelig (Danish): recyclable, reusable
Definitions
- recyclable, reusable
Ancestry of “genanvendelig”, step by step
genanvendelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish genanvende
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | genanvende | to recycle |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | anvende | to use |
| 3 | German | anwenden | to use, apply, utilize or deploy |
| 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 |