Where does “lift” come from?
Lift comes from Middle English luft, from Old Norse lypta, from Proto-Germanic luftijaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-.
lift (English): To raise or rise; To steal; To source directly...
Definitions
- To raise or rise; To steal; To source directly...
Ancestry of “lift”, step by step
lift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English lifte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lifte | — |
| 2 | Old English | lyft | air, atmosphere; the sky |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |