Where does “Anlagebetrügerin” come from?
Anlagebetrügerin (German) comes from German Anlagebetrüger, 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 — on, onto.
Ancestry of “Anlagebetrügerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anlagebetrüger | investment fraud, investment trickster |
| 2 | German | Anlage | public green area, site, park, garden; plant,... |
| 3 | German | anlegen | to create; to put on; to start a fight with |
| 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 |