Where does “lyfta” come from?

lyfta (Faroese) comes from Old Norse lypta, from Proto-Germanic luftijaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

lyfta (Faroese): to lift, raise; to repay; lift, elevator

Definitions

  1. to lift, raise; to repay; lift, elevator

Ancestry of “lyfta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselyptato lift, air
2Proto-Germanicluftijanąto air; put or raise into the air; raise aloft;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luftijaną →