Where does “Ventildeckel” come from?
Ventildeckel (German) comes from German Ventil, from Latin ventilō, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
Ventildeckel (German): rocker cover
Definitions
- rocker cover
Ancestry of “Ventildeckel”, step by step
Ventildeckel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ventil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ventil | valve |
| 2 | Latin | ventilō | to toss, swing, brandish in the air |
| 3 | Latin | ventus | a wind; arrival |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wentos | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
via German deckel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | deckel | inflection of deckeln: ## first-person singular... |