Where does “Klimaanlage” come from?

Klimaanlage (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.

Klimaanlage (German): air conditioner

Definitions

  1. air conditioner

Ancestry of “Klimaanlage”, step by step

Klimaanlage 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 Klima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKlimaclimate
2Latinclimaslope, inclination; A Roman unit of area...
3Ancient Greekκλίμαa slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope...
4Ancient Greekκλίνωto bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-