Where does “air bridge” come from?
air bridge (English) comes from English airbridge, from German Luftbrücke, from German luft, from Middle High German luft, from Old High German luft, from Proto-West Germanic luftu, from Proto-Germanic luftuz, from Proto-Indo-European lewp- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
air bridge (English): Alternative form of airbridge
Definitions
- Alternative form of airbridge
Ancestry of “air bridge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | airbridge | The route and aircraft used to deliver material... |
| 2 | German | Luftbrücke | airbridge |
| 3 | German | luft | air, atmosphere |
| 4 | Middle High German | luft | — |
| 5 | Old High German | luft | air |
| 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... |