Where does “lughaweterminaal” come from?
lughaweterminaal (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans lughawe, from Dutch luchthaven, from Dutch lucht, from Middle Dutch lucht, from Old Dutch luft, from Proto-West Germanic luftu, from Proto-Germanic luftuz, from Proto-Indo-European lewp- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
lughaweterminaal (Afrikaans): airport terminal
Definitions
- airport terminal
Ancestry of “lughaweterminaal”, step by step
lughaweterminaal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans lughawe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | lughawe | airport |
| 2 | Dutch | luchthaven | airport |
| 3 | Dutch | lucht | air; sky; odour, smell |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | lucht | air; sky; smell, odour |
| 5 | Old Dutch | luft | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via Afrikaans terminaal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | terminaal | — |