Where does “loftræsting” come from?

loftræsting (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic 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...

loftræsting (Icelandic): ventilation

Definitions

  1. ventilation

Ancestry of “loftræsting”, step by step

loftræsting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic loft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicloftair; sky; loft, attic
2Old Norseloptattic; air, heaven
3Proto-Germanicluftuzroof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

via Icelandic ræsting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicræstingcleaning of a building
2Icelandic-inging
3Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewp-Every word from Proto-Germanic luftuz
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