Where does “lifted” come from?
Lifted comes from Middle English, derived from Old Norse lypta, which traces back through Proto-Germanic luftijaną to the Proto-Indo-European root lew-, meaning to break or separate.
lifted (English): simple past tense and past participle of lift;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of lift;...
Ancestry of “lifted”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lift | To raise or rise; To steal; To source directly... |
| 2 | Middle English | lifte | — |
| 3 | Old English | lyft | air, atmosphere; the sky |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |