Where does “luftmasse” come from?

luftmasse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål masse, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.

luftmasse (Norwegian Bokmål): an air mass

Definitions

  1. an air mass

Ancestry of “luftmasse”, step by step

luftmasse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål masse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmassea mass
2Latinmassamass, bulk; load, burden; dough
3Ancient Greekμᾶζαbarley-bread or cake
4Ancient Greekμάσσωto handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ǵyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke

via Norwegian Bokmål luft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålluftair
2Norwegian Bokmålfyltpast participle of fylle; past participle of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti →Every word from Ancient Greek μάσσω →