Where does “Gebietsanspruch” come from?

Gebietsanspruch (German) comes from German Anspruch, from German ansprechen, 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.

Gebietsanspruch (German): territorial claim

Definitions

  1. territorial claim

Ancestry of “Gebietsanspruch”, step by step

Gebietsanspruch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Anspruch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnspruchverbal noun of ansprechen; entitlement, demand,...
2Germanansprechento speak to; to address; to appeal to; to mention
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 gebiet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangebietarea, region
2Middle High Germangebiet
3Middle High Germangebietento command
4Old High Germangibiotan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an
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