Where does “anlegen” come from?
anlegen (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
anlegen (German): to create; to put on; to start a fight with
Definitions
- to create; to put on; to start a fight with
Ancestry of “anlegen”, step by step
anlegen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 3 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German legen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | legen | to lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it... |
| 2 | Middle High German | legen | to lay, to put into a horizontal position |
| 3 | Old High German | legen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laggjan | to lay, to place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
via Proto-Germanic analagjaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | analagjaną | lay upon, lay on |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ana- | on-; on |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | an- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ano- | — |
Words derived from “anlegen”
- Anlage
- Anlegestelle
- Forschungsanlage
- Rastanlage
- Entlüftungsanlage
- Nuklearanlage
- Kernfusionsanlage
- Entsalzungsanlage
- Versuchsanlage
- Waschanlage
- Abwasseranlage
- Anlageprodukt
- Chemieanlage
- Wiederaufarbeitungsanlage
- Müllverbrennungsanlage
- Alarmanlage
- Kommunikationsanlage
- Hafenanlage
- Produktionsanlage
- Sprinkleranlage
- Luftzerlegungsanlage
- Windkraftanlage
- anlægge
- anlag