Where does “Ablassventil” come from?

Ablassventil (German) comes from German Ablass, from German Lass, from German lassen, from Middle High German lāzen, from Old High German lāzan, from Proto-West Germanic lātan, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

Ablassventil (German): bleed valve, drain valve

Definitions

  1. bleed valve, drain valve

Ancestry of “Ablassventil”, step by step

Ablassventil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ablass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAblassdrain; cessation; indulgence
2GermanLass—
3Germanlassento allow; to permit; to let
4Middle High Germanlāzen—
5Old High Germanlāzanto let, let go, leave; to let, let go, release
6Proto-West Germaniclātanto let, to allow; to leave alone
7Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

via German Ventil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVentilvalve
2Latinventilōto toss, swing, brandish in the air
3Latinventusa wind; arrival
4Proto-Italicwentoswind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- →