Where does “anspruchsberechtigt” come from?

anspruchsberechtigt (German) comes from German Anspruch, from German ansprechen, 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.

anspruchsberechtigt (German): eligible for benefit

Definitions

  1. eligible for benefit

Ancestry of “anspruchsberechtigt”, step by step

anspruchsberechtigt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Anspruch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnspruchverbal noun of ansprechen; entitlement, demand,...
2Germanansprechento speak to; to address; to appeal to; to mention
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 berechtigt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanberechtigtentitled, eligible; authorized; justified
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-