Where does “lyfta” come from?

lyfta (Icelandic) 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 (Icelandic): to lift, to raise; elevator, lift

Definitions

  1. to lift, to raise; elevator, lift

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...

Words derived from “lyfta”

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