Where does “Lüfterflügel” come from?

Lüfterflügel (German) comes from German Lüfter, 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...

Lüfterflügel (German): a fan blade

Definitions

  1. a fan blade

Ancestry of “Lüfterflügel”, step by step

Lüfterflügel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lüfter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLüfterfan
2Germanluftair, atmosphere
3Middle High Germanluft
4Old High Germanluftair
5Proto-West Germaniclufturoof; air
6Proto-Germanicluftuzroof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

via German Flügel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlügelwing; grand piano
2Middle High Germanvlügel
3Old Dutchflugil
4Proto-Germanicflugilazwing
5Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewp-Every word from Proto-Germanic luftuz