Where does “anlegieren” come from?

anlegieren (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.

anlegieren (German): to alloy

Definitions

  1. to alloy

Ancestry of “anlegieren”, step by step

anlegieren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
2Middle High Germanānewithout
3Old High Germanānawithout
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German legieren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanlegierenTo alloy; To thicken
2Italianlegareto bind or tie; to unite; to connect
3Latinligōhoe, mattock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →
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