Where does “Luftkampfkommando” come from?

Luftkampfkommando (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...

Luftkampfkommando (German): Air Combat Command

Definitions

  1. Air Combat Command

Ancestry of “Luftkampfkommando”, step by step

Luftkampfkommando traces back through 3 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 kampf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankampfstruggle, battle, campaign, fight
2Middle High Germankampf
3Old High Germankampf
4Proto-West Germanickampfield; battle
5LatincampusOpen flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂emp-to bend; crooked; to bend, curve
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via German Kommando

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKommandocommand; commando; command pattern
2Italiancomandoorder, command; command, charge, leadership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew-