Where does “luftfilter” come from?

luftfilter (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål filter, from French filtré, from Medieval Latin filtrum, from Frankish filtir, from Frankish *felt, from Proto-Germanic *felt, from Proto-Indo-European peld-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

luftfilter (Norwegian Bokmål): an air filter

Definitions

  1. an air filter

Ancestry of “luftfilter”, step by step

luftfilter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål filter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfiltera filter
2Frenchfiltrépast participle of filtrer; filtered
3Medieval Latinfiltrumfelt
4Frankishfiltir—
5Frankish*felt—
6Proto-Germanic*felt—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeld-something beaten or compressed; felt
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Norwegian Bokmål luft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålluftair
2Norwegian Bokmålfyltpast participle of fylle; past participle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peld- →