Where does “Atemluft” come from?
Atemluft (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
Atemluft (German): breathing air, respiratory air, tidal air
Definitions
- breathing air, respiratory air, tidal air
Ancestry of “Atemluft”, step by step
Atemluft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German luft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | luft | air, atmosphere |
| 2 | Middle High German | luft | — |
| 3 | Old High German | luft | air |
| 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 German Atem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Atem | breath |
| 2 | Middle High German | ātem | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ādum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ēþmaz | breath, breathing; spirit; breeze |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eh₁tmén- | — |