Where does “לופֿטמענטש” come from?
לופֿטמענטש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish לופֿט, 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...
לופֿטמענטש (Yiddish): luftmensch
Definitions
- luftmensch
Ancestry of “לופֿטמענטש”, step by step
לופֿטמענטש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish לופֿט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | לופֿט | air |
| 2 | Middle High German | luft | — |
| 3 | Old High German | luft | air |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via Yiddish מענטש
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | מענטש | human; mensch; an honorable person; a gentleman |
| 2 | Middle High German | mensch | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mennisko | a man; a human; a human being |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *mannisk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | manniskaz | human |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |