Where does “Selbstanzeige” come from?

Selbstanzeige (German) comes from German Anzeige, from German anzeigen, 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.

Selbstanzeige (German): A report to the authorities about a breach of law...

Definitions

  1. A report to the authorities about a breach of law...

Ancestry of “Selbstanzeige”, step by step

Selbstanzeige traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Anzeige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnzeigeadvertisement, announcement; display; charge,...
2Germananzeigento display; to indicate; to report
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 selbst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanselbstpersonally, by oneself; even
2Old High Germanselb
3Proto-Germanicselbazself
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselbʰ-one's own
5Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an