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Where does “luchter” come from?

luchter (Dutch) comes from Dutch luchten, from Dutch lucht, from Middle Dutch lucht, from Old Dutch 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...

luchter (Dutch): chandelier

Definitions

  1. chandelier

Ancestry of “luchter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchluchtento air, bring something into contact with the...
2Dutchluchtair; sky; odour, smell
3Middle Dutchluchtair; sky; smell, odour
4Old Dutchluft—
5Proto-West Germaniclufturoof; air
6Proto-Germanicluftuzroof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

Words derived from “luchter”

  • kroonluchter
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