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

Reisanbau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Anbau

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

via German Reis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReisrice; shoot; plural of Real
2Middle High Germanrīs
3Italianrisolaughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere
4Latinrīsuslaughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed
5Ancient Greekὄρυζαrice
6Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an