Where does “Luftwaffenangehöriger” come from?

Luftwaffenangehöriger (German) comes from German Angehöriger, from German angehörig, from German angehören, from German gehören, from Middle High German gehœren, from Old High German gihōrian, from Proto-West Germanic *gahauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic gahauzijaną — whale, sea monster; abyss.

Luftwaffenangehöriger (German): air force member male or unspecified

Definitions

  1. air force member male or unspecified

Ancestry of “Luftwaffenangehöriger”, step by step

Luftwaffenangehöriger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Angehöriger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAngehörigerrelative, next of kin, relation male or unspecified
2Germanangehörigaffiliated; belonging
3GermanangehörenTo belong to
4Germangehörento belong to, be the property of; to be a...
5Middle High Germangehœrenlisten to, obey
6Old High Germangihōrianto hearken to
7Proto-West Germanic*gahauʀijanto listen
8Proto-Germanicgahauzijanąto listen, hear
9Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
14Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
15Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss

via German Luftwaffe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLuftwaffeairforce
2Germanluftair, atmosphere
3Middle High Germanluft
4Old High Germanluftair
5Proto-West Germaniclufturoof; air
6Proto-Germanicluftuzroof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτοςEvery word from Old Church Slavonic китъEvery word from Russian кит
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