Where does “stoeltjeslift” come from?
stoeltjeslift (Dutch) comes from Dutch lift, from British English lift, from French lift, from English lift, from Middle English lifte, from Old English lyft, from Proto-West Germanic luftu, from Proto-Germanic luftuz — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
stoeltjeslift (Dutch): a chairlift
Definitions
- a chairlift
Ancestry of “stoeltjeslift”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lift | A lift, an elevator; A free ride, a lift |
| 2 | British English | lift | — |
| 3 | French | lift | lift attendant UK, elevator attendant US |
| 4 | English | lift | To raise or rise; To steal; To source directly... |
| 5 | Middle English | lifte | — |
| 6 | Old English | lyft | air, atmosphere; the sky |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |