Where does “Luftröhrenast” come from?

Luftröhrenast (German) comes from German ast, from Middle High German ast, from Old High German ast, from Proto-Germanic astaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ósdos — branch.

Luftröhrenast (German): bronchus

Definitions

  1. bronchus

Ancestry of “Luftröhrenast”, step by step

Luftröhrenast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanastbough, limb, branch
2Middle High Germanast—
3Old High Germanastbranch
4Proto-Germanicastazbranch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ósdosbranch

via German Luftröhre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLuftröhrewindpipe, trachea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ósdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic astaz →Every word from Old High German ast →