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Where does “luchtschommel” come from?

luchtschommel (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...

luchtschommel (Dutch): swingboat

Definitions

  1. swingboat

Ancestry of “luchtschommel”, step by step

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...
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