Where does “air shed” come from?
air shed (English) comes from English watershed, from English shed, from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung — on, onto.
air shed (English): A region's air supply; The region supplied by a...
Definitions
- A region's air supply; The region supplied by a...
Ancestry of “air shed”, step by step
air shed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English watershed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | watershed | The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent... |
| 2 | English | shed | To part, separate or divide; To part with,... |
| 3 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 4 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 5 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 6 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 7 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 8 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 9 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |