Where does “Pressluftbohrer” come from?

Pressluftbohrer (German) comes from German Pressluft, from German Pressen, from Middle High German pressen, from Old High German pressōn, from Latin pressō, from Latin premō, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Pressluftbohrer (German): pneumatic drill

Definitions

  1. pneumatic drill

Ancestry of “Pressluftbohrer”, step by step

Pressluftbohrer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pressluft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPressluftcompressed air
2GermanPressenplural of Presse
3Middle High Germanpressen—
4Old High Germanpressōn—
5Latinpressō—
6Latinpremōto press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Bohrer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBohreragent noun of bohren
2Germanböhren—
3Old High Germanborōnto bore
4Proto-Germanicburōnąto drill, pierce; to bore
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pres- →