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

  1. operating instruction

Ancestry of “Betriebsanleitung”, step by step

Betriebsanleitung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Anleitung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnleitungguidance; manual; tutorial
2Germananleitento guide or to train; to incite
3Germanan-Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,...
4Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
5Middle High Germanānewithout
6Old High Germanānawithout
7Proto-West Germanicanaon
8Proto-Germanic*an
9Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German Betrieb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBetrieboperating or running a technical device,...
2Germanbetreibento run, to operate
3Germantreibento drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force
4Middle High Germantrīben
5Old High Germandrīvan
6Proto-West Germanicdrībanto drive, to push, to compel to go
7Proto-Germanicdrībanąto drive, push, compel to go
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-