Where does “lofter” come from?
lofter (English) comes from English loft, from Middle English lofte, from Old English loft, from Old Norse lopt, from Proto-Germanic luftuz, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
lofter (English): An obsolete golf club, the predecessor of the...
Definitions
- An obsolete golf club, the predecessor of the...
Ancestry of “lofter”, step by step
lofter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English loft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | loft | air, the air; the sky, the heavens; An attic or... |
| 2 | Middle English | lofte | air, sky, upper region, loft; of high rank;... |
| 3 | Old English | loft | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | lopt | attic; air, heaven |
| 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... |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |