Where does “Erbanlage” come from?

Erbanlage (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.

Erbanlage (German): gene

Definitions

  1. gene

Ancestry of “Erbanlage”, step by step

Erbanlage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Anlage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnlagepublic green area, site, park, garden; plant,...
2Germananlegento create; to put on; to start a fight with
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 erben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanerbento inherit
2Middle High Germanerben
3Old High Germanerben
4Old High Germanerbiheritage
5Proto-West Germanicarbīinheritance
6Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an
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