Where does “Loftschruw” come from?

Loftschruw (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Schruw, from Middle Low German schrūve, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Loftschruw (Plautdietsch): airscrew, propeller

Definitions

  1. airscrew, propeller

Ancestry of “Loftschruw”, step by step

Loftschruw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Schruw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschSchruwscrew (fastener)
2Middle Low Germanschrūvescrew machine
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Plautdietsch Loft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschLoftair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Middle Low German schrūve →Every word from Plautdietsch Schruw →
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