Where does “Luftfeuchte” come from?
Luftfeuchte (German) comes from German Feuchte, from Middle High German viuhte, from Old High German fūht, from Proto-West Germanic fų̄ht, from Proto-Germanic funhtijaz, from Proto-Indo-European pnkt-, from Proto-Indo-European pen-k-, from Proto-Indo-European pen- — bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,...
Luftfeuchte (German): humidity
Definitions
- humidity
Ancestry of “Luftfeuchte”, step by step
Luftfeuchte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Feuchte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Feuchte | humidity; moistness; moisture |
| 2 | Middle High German | viuhte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fūht | wet |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fų̄ht | wet |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | funhtijaz | wet; damp; moist |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pnkt- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pen-k- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pen- | bog, mire; moist; wet; mud; swamp; water; mire,... |
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... |