Where does “Luftpumpe” come from?

Luftpumpe (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...

Luftpumpe (German): air pump

Definitions

  1. air pump

Ancestry of “Luftpumpe”, step by step

Luftpumpe 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 Pumpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPumpepump; heart
2Middle Low Germanpumpepump; a pump
3Middle Dutchpompedevice for raising water, pump; pipe, water...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew-