Where does “anelegen” come from?
anelegen (Middle High German) comes from Proto-Germanic analagjaną, from Proto-Germanic ana-, from Proto-Germanic an-, from Proto-Indo-European ano-.
Ancestry of “anelegen”, step by step
| 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- | — |