anlegen
German (Berlin)
/ˈʔanˌleːɡŋ̩/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to create
- to put on
- (reflexive) to start a fight with
- (nautical) to dock
- (finance) to invest
Etymology
Prefix from German legen (lay, place) inherited from Proto-Germanic *analagjaną (lay upon, lay on).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*analagjaną
Gloss
lay upon, lay on
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Grundlegung German
- ablegen German
- auflegen German
- auslegen German
- beilegen German
- beiseitelegen German
- belegen German
- darlegen German
- einlegen German
- flachlegen German
- fortlegen German
- hereinlegen German
- hinlegen German
- hintanlegen German
- hinterlegen German
- klarlegen German
- legen German
- loslegen German
- offenlegen German
- reinlegen German
- umlegen German
- unterlegen German
- vorlegen German
- weglegen German
- widerlegen German
- zerlegen German
- zulegen German
- zurücklegen German
- überlegen German
- *analagjaną Proto-Germanic
- *analeggen Old High German
- anelegen Middle High German
- legen Middle High German
- leeën Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- uleeën Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- leng å Cimbrian