Where does “Alarmanlage” come from?

Alarmanlage (German) comes from German Anlage, from German anlegen, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

Alarmanlage (German): burglar alarm, alarm system

Definitions

  1. burglar alarm, alarm system

Ancestry of “Alarmanlage”, step by step

Alarmanlage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Anlage

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

via German Alarm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlarmalert, alarm
2Italianallarmealarm; alert
3Italianthere
4Latinillamaccusative feminine singular of ille
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an
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