Where does “loft” come from?
Loft comes from Middle English lofte, from Old English loft, from Old Norse lopt, from Proto-Germanic luftuz, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lew-.
loft (English): air, the air; the sky, the heavens; An attic or...
Definitions
- air, the air; the sky, the heavens; An attic or...
Ancestry of “loft”, step by step
loft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English lofte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lofte | air, sky, upper region, loft; of high rank;... |
| 2 | Old English | loft | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | lopt | attic; air, heaven |
| 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... |
via Danish løft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | løft | imperative of løfte |