Where does “Anschluss” come from?
Anschluss comes from German anschließen, formed from German an- and Proto-Germanic sleutaną, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to close or shut.
Anschluss (English): Political annexation, specifically that of...
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- Political annexation, specifically that of...
Ancestry of “Anschluss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anschluß | connection, joining |
| 2 | German | anschließen | to connect; to join |
| 3 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 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 |