Where does “anlegg” come from?
anlegg (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish anlæg, from Danish anlægge, from German Anlage, from German anlegen, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana — on, onto.
anlegg (Norwegian Bokmål): (a) plant industrial, an installation, equipment, a facility, a system
Definitions
- (a) plant industrial, an installation, equipment, a facility, a system
Ancestry of “anlegg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | anlæg | a larger facility, plant or construction |
| 2 | Danish | anlægge | to create, plant, build, construct, establish |
| 3 | German | Anlage | public green area, site, park, garden; plant,... |
| 4 | German | anlegen | to create; to put on; to start a fight with |
| 5 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 6 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 7 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |