Where does “Kreisgrabenanlage” come from?
Kreisgrabenanlage (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.
Kreisgrabenanlage (German): circular ditched enclosure
Definitions
- circular ditched enclosure
Ancestry of “Kreisgrabenanlage”, step by step
Kreisgrabenanlage 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 Kreisgraben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kreisgraben | ring ditch |
| 2 | German | graben | to dig; to burrow |
| 3 | Middle High German | graben | to dig |
| 4 | Old High German | graban | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | graban | to dig; to engrave |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grabaną | to dig; to engrave, scratch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |