Where does “Windkraftanlage” come from?
Windkraftanlage (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.
Windkraftanlage (German): wind turbine
Definitions
- wind turbine
Ancestry of “Windkraftanlage”, step by step
Windkraftanlage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Anlage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anlage | public green area, site, park, garden; plant,... |
| 2 | German | anlegen | to create; to put on; to start a fight with |
| 3 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 5 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German Windkraft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Windkraft | wind power |
| 2 | German | wind | wind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure |
| 3 | Middle High German | wint | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wint | wind |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wind | wind |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | windaz | wind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |