Where does “Luftzerlegung” come from?

Luftzerlegung (German) comes from German Zerlegung, from German zerlegen, from German zer-, from German er-, from Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz- — out, outward.

Luftzerlegung (German): air separation

Definitions

  1. air separation

Ancestry of “Luftzerlegung”, step by step

Luftzerlegung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zerlegung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZerlegungdecomposition, separation, segmentation;...
2Germanzerlegento dismantle, disassemble; to decompose; to...
3Germanzer-asunder, to pieces, to bits; to spoil by
4Germaner-Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a...
5Middle High Germaner-
6Old High Germanir-thoroughly
7Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
8Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
11Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Proto-Indo-European uds-Every word from German er-
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