Where does “luftfilter” come from?

luftfilter (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): 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 Nynorsk filter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfiltera 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 Nynorsk luft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskluftair
2Middle Low Germanluchtair, smell
3Old Saxonluft
4Proto-West Germaniclufturoof; air
5Proto-Germanicluftuzroof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European peld-