Where does “Ventilsitz” come from?

Ventilsitz (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.

Ventilsitz (German): valve seat

Definitions

  1. valve seat

Ancestry of “Ventilsitz”, step by step

Ventilsitz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ventil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVentilvalve
2Latinventilōto toss, swing, brandish in the air
3Latinventusa wind; arrival
4Proto-Italicwentoswind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via German Sitz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSitzseat; domicile
2Middle High Germansiz—
3Old High Germansiz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →