Where does “luftdicht” come from?
luftdicht (German) comes from German dicht, from Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
luftdicht (German): airtight
Definitions
- airtight
Ancestry of “luftdicht”, step by step
luftdicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German dicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | dicht | thick, tight, dense; impermeable, sealed, shut,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | dīchte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | dīhti | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *þį̄ht(ī) | tight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þinhtaz | tight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tenkt- | dense, thick, tight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via German luft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | luft | air, atmosphere |
| 2 | Middle High German | luft | — |
| 3 | Old High German | luft | air |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |