Where does “lotnisko” come from?

lotnisko (Polish) comes from Polish lotny, from Polish lot, from French Lot, from Middle French lot, from Old French loz, from Frankish lot, from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- — to cover; to incline.

lotnisko (Polish): airport

Definitions

  1. airport

Ancestry of “lotnisko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlotnygaseous, ethereal; volatile; agile, nimble,...
2Polishlotflight
3FrenchLotshare (of inheritance)
4Middle Frenchlot—
5Old Frenchloz—
6Frankishlot—
7Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “lotnisko”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlutą →