Where does “luftpistol” come from?
luftpistol (Swedish) comes from Swedish luft, from German luft, from Middle High German luft, from Old High German luft, from Proto-West Germanic luftu, from Proto-Germanic luftuz, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
luftpistol (Swedish): an air gun
Definitions
- an air gun
Ancestry of “luftpistol”, step by step
luftpistol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish luft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | luft | air, atmosphere |
| 2 | German | luft | air, atmosphere |
| 3 | Middle High German | luft | — |
| 4 | Old High German | luft | air |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via Swedish pistol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pistol | a pistol |
| 2 | French | pistole | handgun, pistol |
| 3 | Middle High German | pitschal | — |
| 4 | Czech | píšťala | whistle |
| 5 | Old Czech | píščala | whistle device used to make a whistling sound |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | piščalь | pipe; shinbone |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | piskati | to squeak, to whistle |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pīṣk- | — |