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Where does “Reisanbau” come from?

Reisanbau (German) comes from German Anbau, from German anbauen, 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.

Reisanbau (German): the cultivation of rice; rice cultivation

Definitions

  1. the cultivation of rice; rice cultivation

Ancestry of “Reisanbau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnbaucultivation; extension, annex
2Germananbauento grow, to cultivate; to attach, to mount
3Germanan-Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,...
4Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
5Middle High Germanānewithout
6Old High Germanānawithout
7Proto-West Germanicanaon
8Proto-Germanic*an—
9Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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