Where does “Rechenanlage” come from?

Rechenanlage (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.

Rechenanlage (German): computing system; data processing system

Definitions

  1. computing system; data processing system

Ancestry of “Rechenanlage”, step by step

Rechenanlage 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 rechen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrechento rake
2Middle High Germanrechento rake, to pile, to heap
3Old High Germanrehhanto rake, to pile, to heap
4Proto-West Germanicrekanto rake up, to pile up, to heap up
5Proto-Germanicrekanąto rake up, to pile up, to heap up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an