Where does “Anlagebetrüger” come from?

Anlagebetrüger (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.

Anlagebetrüger (German): investment fraud, investment trickster

Definitions

  1. investment fraud, investment trickster

Ancestry of “Anlagebetrüger”, step by step

Anlagebetrüger 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 Betrüger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBetrügeragent noun of betrügen; deceiver, fake,...
2Germanbetrügento deceive; to defraud; to perform an act of...
3Middle High Germanbetriegento deceive
4Old High Germanbitriogan
5Proto-West Germanicbidreuganto deceive, cheat
6Proto-Germanicdreuganąto mislead, to deceive; to serve, to be a...
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “Anlagebetrüger

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an