Where does “Meerwasserentsalzungsanlage” come from?
Meerwasserentsalzungsanlage (German) comes from German Entsalzungsanlage, 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 — on, onto.
Meerwasserentsalzungsanlage (German): seawater desalination plant
Definitions
- seawater desalination plant
Ancestry of “Meerwasserentsalzungsanlage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Entsalzungsanlage | desalination plant |
| 2 | German | Anlage | public green area, site, park, garden; plant,... |
| 3 | German | anlegen | to create; to put on; to start a fight with |
| 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 |