Where does “Lufthauch” come from?

Lufthauch (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...

Lufthauch (German): small breeze

Definitions

  1. small breeze

Ancestry of “Lufthauch”, step by step

Lufthauch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German luft

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

via German Hauch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHauchbreath from the mouth; whisper; sough; aspiration
2Germanhauchento whisper; to aspirate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewp-Every word from Proto-Germanic luftuz