Where does “ego lifting” come from?
ego lifting (English) comes from English lifting, from English lift, from Middle English lifte, from Old English lyft, 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...
ego lifting (English): The act of lifting more than one can fully handle, often in an attempt to show off
Definitions
- The act of lifting more than one can fully handle, often in an attempt to show off
Ancestry of “ego lifting”, step by step
ego lifting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lifting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lifting | The action or process by which something is... |
| 2 | English | lift | To raise or rise; To steal; To source directly... |
| 3 | Middle English | lifte | — |
| 4 | Old English | lyft | air, atmosphere; the sky |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |