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Where does “unlifting” come from?

unlifting (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...

unlifting (English): That does not lift or abate

Definitions

  1. That does not lift or abate

Ancestry of “unlifting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishliftingThe action or process by which something is...
2EnglishliftTo raise or rise; To steal; To source directly...
3Middle Englishlifte—
4Old Englishlyftair, atmosphere; the sky
5Proto-West Germaniclufturoof; air
6Proto-Germanicluftuzroof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
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