Where does “Anhöhe” come from?

Anhöhe (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Anhöhe (German): knoll, hill, elevation, height

Definitions

  1. knoll, hill, elevation, height

Ancestry of “Anhöhe”, step by step

Anhöhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
2Middle High Germanānewithout
3Old High Germanānawithout
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German Höhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHöheheight
2Middle High Germanhœhe—
3Old High Germanhōhīheight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →