Where does “Anlaufstelle” come from?

Anlaufstelle (German) comes from German anlaufen, from German an-, 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.

Anlaufstelle (German): contact point, drop-in center, reception center

Definitions

  1. contact point, drop-in center, reception center

Ancestry of “Anlaufstelle”, step by step

Anlaufstelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German anlaufen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germananlaufento begin, to start; to open; to start; to mist...
2Germanan-Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,...
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 Stelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStelleplace, stead, location, position, lieu; position...
2GermanStellengerund of stellen; plural of Stelle
3Middle High Germanstellento put, to place
4Old High Germanstellen
5Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an