Where does “arvsanlag” come from?
arvsanlag (Swedish) comes from Swedish anlag, from German Anlage, from German anlegen, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
arvsanlag (Swedish): a biologically inherited predisposition or trait, a gene
Definitions
- a biologically inherited predisposition or trait, a gene
Ancestry of “arvsanlag”, step by step
arvsanlag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish anlag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | anlag | embryo, seed, initial stages of something |
| 2 | German | Anlage | public green area, site, park, garden; plant,... |
| 3 | German | anlegen | to create; to put on; to start a fight with |
| 4 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 6 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |