Where does “luftvärnsrobot” come from?
luftvärnsrobot (Swedish) comes from Swedish luftvärn, 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- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
luftvärnsrobot (Swedish): surface-to-air missile
Definitions
- surface-to-air missile
Ancestry of “luftvärnsrobot”, step by step
luftvärnsrobot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish luftvärn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | luftvärn | anti-aircraft, anti-aircraft artillery |
| 2 | Swedish | luft | air, atmosphere |
| 3 | German | luft | air, atmosphere |
| 4 | Middle High German | luft | — |
| 5 | Old High German | luft | air |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via Swedish robot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | robot | robot; missile |
| 2 | Czech | robot | robot in humanoid form |
| 3 | Czech | robota | serfdom, villeinage; corvee; any arduous work;... |
| 4 | Old Czech | robota | servitude, enslavement |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | orbòta | work |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | orbъ | servant, slave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |