Where does “lungengängig” come from?
lungengängig (German) comes from German lunge, from Middle High German lunge, from Old High German lunga, from Proto-Germanic lungô, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
lungengängig (German): respirable
Ancestry of “lungengängig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | lunge | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | lunge | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lunga | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lungô | lung |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |