Where does “luftempfindlich” come from?
luftempfindlich (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...
luftempfindlich (German): sensitive to air
Definitions
- sensitive to air
Ancestry of “luftempfindlich”, step by step
luftempfindlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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... |
via German empfindlich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | empfindlich | sensitive |
| 2 | Middle High German | enphintlich | — |
| 3 | Old High German | inphintlich | — |