Where does “loft” come from?

loft (Icelandic) comes 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...

loft (Icelandic): air; sky; loft, attic

Definitions

  1. air; sky; loft, attic

Ancestry of “loft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseloptattic; air, heaven
2Proto-Germanicluftuzroof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

Words derived from “loft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luftuz →