Where does “Hafenanlage” come from?
Hafenanlage (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.
Hafenanlage (German): harbor installation (US), harbour installation (Commonwealth)
Definitions
- harbor installation (US), harbour installation (Commonwealth)
Ancestry of “Hafenanlage”, step by step
Hafenanlage 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 Hafen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hafen | harbour/harbor; port; haven; pot |
| 2 | Middle High German | haven | pot |
| 3 | Old High German | hafan | pot |
| 4 | Welsh | hafn | gap, pass, cleft |
| 5 | Old English | hæfen | inlet; harbour, port |
| 6 | Old Norse | hǫfn | port, harbor, haven |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | habnō | harbour, haven; harvour, haven |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kopno- | — |