Where does “anleggen” come from?

anleggen (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German leggen, from Old Saxon leggian, from Proto-West Germanic laggjan, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

anleggen (Middle Low German): to impose

Definitions

  1. to impose

Ancestry of “anleggen”, step by step

anleggen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German leggen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanleggen—
2Old Saxonleggianto lay
3Proto-West Germaniclaggjanto lay, to place
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Middle Low German an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germananon
2Old Saxonanon, in
3Proto-Germanic*an—
4Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “anleggen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laggjan →