Where does “kloakanlæg” come from?

kloakanlæg (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.

kloakanlæg (Danish): sewerage, sewer system

Definitions

  1. sewerage, sewer system

Ancestry of “kloakanlæg”, step by step

kloakanlæg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish anlæg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishanlæga larger facility, plant or construction
2Danishanlæggeto create, plant, build, construct, establish
3GermanAnlagepublic green area, site, park, garden; plant,...
4Germananlegento create; to put on; to start a fight with
5Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
6Middle High Germanānewithout
7Old High Germanānawithout
8Proto-West Germanicanaon
9Proto-Germanic*an
10Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Danish kloak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkloaka sewer
2Frenchcloaquecesspool, cesspit; cloaca
3LatincloācaAn underground drain, sewer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an