Where does “airtram” come from?

airtram (English) comes from English tram, from Low German traam, from Middle High German troum, from Old High German troum, from Proto-West Germanic draum, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos — to support; to hold.

airtram (English): An aerial tram

Definitions

  1. An aerial tram

Ancestry of “airtram”, step by step

airtram traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tram

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtramA passenger vehicle for public use that runs on...
2Low Germantraamtram, shaft of a barrow
3Middle High Germantroumdream
4Old High Germantroum
5Proto-West Germanicdraumdream
6Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
7Proto-Germanicdraugmaz
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via English aïr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishaïr
2Middle Englishaireair
3Old Frenchairair mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere
4Latināērair
5Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
6Ancient Greekauhḗr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-