Where does “luftskib” come from?

luftskib (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...

luftskib (Danish): an airship (powered and steerable cigar-shaped balloon)

Definitions

  1. an airship (powered and steerable cigar-shaped balloon)

Ancestry of “luftskib”, step by step

luftskib traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish luft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishluftair
2Middle Low Germanluftair, smell
3Old Saxonluft
4Proto-West Germaniclufturoof; air
5Proto-Germanicluftuzroof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

via Danish skib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskibship, boat, vessel; nave, aisle
2Old Norseskipship
3Proto-Germanicskipąship; hollow object
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
5Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewp-Every word from Proto-Germanic luftuz