Where does “Heißluft” come from?
Heißluft (German) comes from German heiß, from German Sporn, from Middle High German spore, from Old High German sporo, from Proto-Germanic *sporō, from Proto-Germanic spurô, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
Heißluft (German): hot air
Definitions
- hot air
Ancestry of “Heißluft”, step by step
Heißluft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German heiß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | heiß | hot; hot; horny |
| 2 | German | Sporn | spur |
| 3 | Middle High German | spore | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sporo | spur |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sporō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spurô | spur |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |
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... |