Where does “klimaanlæg” come from?
klimaanlæg (Danish) comes from Danish anlæg, 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 — on, onto.
klimaanlæg (Danish): air conditioner
Definitions
- air conditioner
Ancestry of “klimaanlæg”, step by step
klimaanlæg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish anlæg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | anlæg | a larger facility, plant or construction |
| 2 | Danish | anlægge | to create, plant, build, construct, establish |
| 3 | German | Anlage | public green area, site, park, garden; plant,... |
| 4 | German | anlegen | to create; to put on; to start a fight with |
| 5 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 6 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 7 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Danish klima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | klima | climate |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |