Where does “luchtkamer” come from?
luchtkamer (Dutch) comes from Dutch kamer, from Middle Dutch cāmere, from Old Dutch kamara, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.
luchtkamer (Dutch): air cell
Definitions
- air cell
Ancestry of “luchtkamer”, step by step
luchtkamer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kamer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kamer | A room, physical chamber in a building; A... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cāmere | room, barn, house |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kamara | — |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Dutch lucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lucht | air; sky; odour, smell |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lucht | air; sky; smell, odour |
| 3 | Old Dutch | 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... |