Where does “opluchting” come from?
opluchting (Dutch) comes from Dutch opluchten, from Dutch luchten, 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- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
opluchting (Dutch): relief
Definitions
- relief
Ancestry of “opluchting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | opluchten | to relieve, to reassure from worries |
| 2 | Dutch | luchten | to air, bring something into contact with the... |
| 3 | Dutch | lucht | air; sky; odour, smell |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | lucht | air; sky; smell, odour |
| 5 | Old Dutch | luft | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |