Etymology Explorer › German

Where does “Hubraum” come from?

Hubraum (German) comes from German Hub, from German heben, from Middle High German heben, from Old High German hevan, from Proto-Germanic habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyé-, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Hubraum (German): cubic capacity or cylinder capacity

Definitions

  1. cubic capacity or cylinder capacity

Ancestry of “Hubraum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHublift, lifting
2Germanhebento lift; to raise; to heave; to hoist; to rise;...
3Middle High Germanheben—
4Old High Germanhevanto lift
5Proto-Germanichabjanąto have, to hold; to lift, heave
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyé-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →