Where does “luftgevær” come from?
luftgevær (Danish) comes from Danish luft, from Middle Low German luft, from Old Saxon luft, from Proto-West Germanic luftu, from Proto-Germanic luftuz, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
luftgevær (Danish): air rifle, airgun
Definitions
- air rifle, airgun
Ancestry of “luftgevær”, step by step
luftgevær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish luft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | luft | air |
| 2 | Middle Low German | luft | air, smell |
| 3 | Old Saxon | luft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |