Where does “luftmaske” come from?
luftmaske (Danish) comes from Danish måske, from Danish må, from Danish måtte, from Middle Low German matte, from Latin matta, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
luftmaske (Danish): chain stitch
Definitions
- chain stitch
Ancestry of “luftmaske”, step by step
luftmaske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish måske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | måske | perhaps, possibly, maybe |
| 2 | Danish | må | present of måtte; may, might |
| 3 | Danish | måtte | mat; must, have to, got to; can, may |
| 4 | Middle Low German | matte | — |
| 5 | Latin | matta | nominative feminine singular of mattus;... |
| 6 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 7 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 8 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 9 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
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... |