English
Stuka
Stuka comes from German Stuka, and goes back to Sturzkampfbomber ‘dive bomber’.
- Germanc. 1650–presentSturzkampfbomber‘dive bomber’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentStuka
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentSturzkampfbomber‘dive bomber’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentStuka
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from German Sturzkampfbomber
Today it means
noun The Junkers Ju-87, a gull-winged single-engine German dive bomber used in World War II.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Sturzkampfbomber / Stuka