Where does “Betriebsanleitung” come from?
Betriebsanleitung (German) comes from German Anleitung, from German anleiten, 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 — on, onto.
Betriebsanleitung (German): operating instruction
Definitions
- operating instruction
Ancestry of “Betriebsanleitung”, step by step
Betriebsanleitung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Anleitung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anleitung | guidance; manual; tutorial |
| 2 | German | anleiten | to guide or to train; to incite |
| 3 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 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 |
via German Betrieb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Betrieb | operating or running a technical device,... |
| 2 | German | betreiben | to run, to operate |
| 3 | German | treiben | to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force |
| 4 | Middle High German | trīben | — |
| 5 | Old High German | drīvan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | drīban | to drive, to push, to compel to go |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | drībaną | to drive, push, compel to go |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |