Where does “Luftschutzsirene” come from?
Luftschutzsirene (German) comes from German Luftschutz, 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...
Luftschutzsirene (German): air raid siren
Definitions
- air raid siren
Ancestry of “Luftschutzsirene”, step by step
Luftschutzsirene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Luftschutz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Luftschutz | — |
| 2 | German | luft | air, atmosphere |
| 3 | Middle High German | luft | — |
| 4 | Old High German | luft | air |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via German Sirene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sirene | siren; sirenian; alternative form of Syringe |
| 2 | French | sirène | siren, alarm; mermaid, siren; siren, temptress,... |
| 3 | Latin | sirēna | — |
| 4 | Latin | Sīrēn | a siren, one of the mythical birds with faces of virgins, that dwelt on the southern coast of Italy, where, with their sweet voices, they enticed ashore those who were sailing by, and then killed them |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σειρήν | Siren; Siren from Greek mythology |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σειρά | cord, rope |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |