Where does “luchtdoel” come from?

luchtdoel (Dutch) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

luchtdoel (Dutch): aerial target; something that is to be targeted by antiair weaponry

Definitions

  1. aerial target; something that is to be targeted by antiair weaponry

Ancestry of “luchtdoel”, step by step

luchtdoel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lucht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchluchtair; sky; odour, smell
2Middle Dutchluchtair; sky; smell, odour
3Old Dutchluft
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 Dutch doel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoelaim, purpose; destination; goal
2Middle Dutchdoel
3Old Dutchduola
4Proto-Germanicdōlijǭsmall valley, hollow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew-