Where does “Blitzschutzanlage” come from?
Blitzschutzanlage (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.
Blitzschutzanlage (German): lightning protection system
Definitions
- lightning protection system
Ancestry of “Blitzschutzanlage”, step by step
Blitzschutzanlage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Anlage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anlage | public green area, site, park, garden; plant,... |
| 2 | German | anlegen | to create; to put on; to start a fight with |
| 3 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 5 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German Blitzschutz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Blitzschutz | lightning arrester, lightning protection |
| 2 | German | Blitz | lightning; flash |
| 3 | Middle High German | blitze | lightning |
| 4 | Old High German | blëcchazzen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blaikaz | pale, white |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰloyǵ-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleyǵ- | to shine |