Where does “elevator” come from?

elevator (Danish) comes from American English elevator, from English elevate, from Middle English elevaten.

elevator (Danish): lift

Definitions

  1. lift

Ancestry of “elevator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1American EnglishelevatorAnything that raises or uplifts; A permanent...
2EnglishelevateTo raise to a higher position; To promote to a...
3Middle Englishelevaten—
Every word from Middle English elevaten →Every word from English elevate →Every word from American English elevator →