Where does “Kleinanzeige” come from?
Kleinanzeige (German) comes from German Anzeige, from German anzeigen, 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.
Kleinanzeige (German): classified ad, classified advertisement
Definitions
- classified ad, classified advertisement
Ancestry of “Kleinanzeige”, step by step
Kleinanzeige traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Anzeige
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anzeige | advertisement, announcement; display; charge,... |
| 2 | German | anzeigen | to display; to indicate; to report |
| 3 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 4 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 6 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German klein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | klein | small, little, tiny, wee, small-scale; little,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | klein | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kleini | small, fine, slender; soft, clean; smart,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *klainī | fine, small |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klainiz | shining, fine, splendid; tender, precious |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | g(e)lēi- | gleaming |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |