Where does “Hauptanwendungsgebiet” come from?

Hauptanwendungsgebiet (German) comes from German Anwendungsgebiet, from German Anwendung, from German anwenden, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.

Hauptanwendungsgebiet (German): main area of application

Definitions

  1. main area of application

Ancestry of “Hauptanwendungsgebiet”, step by step

Hauptanwendungsgebiet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Anwendungsgebiet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnwendungsgebietapplication
2GermanAnwendungapplication
3Germananwendento use, apply, utilize or deploy
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 Haupt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHaupthead; head; leader; chief; chief
2Middle High Germanhöubethead
3Old High Germanhoubithead
4Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an