Where does “elevator” come from?
elevator (Danish) comes from American English elevator, from English elevate, from Middle English elevaten.
elevator (Danish): lift
Ancestry of “elevator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | American English | elevator | Anything that raises or uplifts; A permanent... |
| 2 | English | elevate | To raise to a higher position; To promote to a... |
| 3 | Middle English | elevaten | — |