Where does “luftslange” come from?
luftslange (Danish) comes from Danish slange, from Middle Low German slange, from Old Saxon slango, from Proto-Germanic slangô, from Proto-Indo-European slenk-, from Proto-Indo-European sel-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
luftslange (Danish): air hose
Definitions
- air hose
Ancestry of “luftslange”, step by step
luftslange traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish slange
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | slange | A snake, a serpent; A tube, a hose; A spiteful... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | slange | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | slango | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slangô | snake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | slenk- | to turn; wind; twist; to turn, to twist, to wind;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sel- | dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
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... |