Where does “Luftnahunterstützung” come from?

Luftnahunterstützung (German) comes from German Unterstützung, from German unterstützen, from German unter-, from German Unter, from Middle High German under, from Old High German untar, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér — in; in, inside.

Luftnahunterstützung (German): Close air support (CAS)

Definitions

  1. Close air support (CAS)

Ancestry of “Luftnahunterstützung”, step by step

Luftnahunterstützung traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Unterstützung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnterstützungsupport, assistance, backing, also endorsement
2Germanunterstützento support, to assist, to help, to aid; to...
3Germanunter-sub-, under-
4GermanUnterjack, knave
5Middle High Germanunder—
6Old High Germanuntarunder
7Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via German nāh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannāhnear in space or time or in an abstract sense, close, nearby
2Middle High Germannāh—
3Old High Germannāhnear, close; close, near
4Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
5Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
6Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →