Where does “luftskip” come from?
luftskip (Faroese) comes from Faroese luft, from Middle Low German lucht, from Old Saxon 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...
luftskip (Faroese): airship, dirigible
Definitions
- airship, dirigible
Ancestry of “luftskip”, step by step
luftskip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese luft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | luft | air; atmosphere, sky |
| 2 | Middle Low German | lucht | air, smell |
| 3 | Old Saxon | luft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via Faroese skip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | skip | ship |
| 2 | Old Norse | skip | ship |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |