Where does “Luftzutritt” come from?

Luftzutritt (German) comes 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...

Luftzutritt (German): air access / admission

Definitions

  1. air access / admission

Ancestry of “Luftzutritt”, step by step

Luftzutritt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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...

via German Zutritt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZutrittaccess, admittance; entrance, entry
2Middle High Germanzuotrit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewp-Every word from Proto-Germanic luftuz