Where does “lift” come from?
lift (Estonian) comes from British English lift, from French lift, 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- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
lift (Estonian): lift, elevator
Definitions
- lift, elevator
Ancestry of “lift”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | British English | lift | — |
| 2 | French | lift | lift attendant UK, elevator attendant US |
| 3 | English | lift | To raise or rise; To steal; To source directly... |
| 4 | Middle English | lifte | — |
| 5 | Old English | lyft | air, atmosphere; the sky |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |