Where does “Windenergieanlage” come from?

Windenergieanlage (German) comes from Dutch windenergie, from Dutch energie, from Middle French énergie, from Late Latin energia, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργής, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός, from Ancient Greek ἐν- — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “Windenergieanlage”, step by step

Windenergieanlage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch windenergie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwindenergiewind power
2Dutchenergieenergy
3Middle Frenchénergie
4Late Latinenergiaenergy; efficiency
5Ancient Greekἐνέργειαactivity, operation, vigour; workmanship;...
6Ancient Greekἐνεργήςactive, effective
7Ancient Greekἐνεργόςat work, active
8Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
9Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
10Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
11Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
12Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
13Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
14Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂