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Where does “Lufttemperatur” come from?

Lufttemperatur (German) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk luft, from Middle Low German lucht, from Old Saxon 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...

Lufttemperatur (German): atmospheric temperature

Definitions

  1. atmospheric temperature

Ancestry of “Lufttemperatur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskluftair
2Middle Low Germanluchtair, smell
3Old Saxonluft—
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...
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