Where does “leoft” come from?
leoft (Middle English) comes from Old English lyft, from Proto-West Germanic luftu, from Proto-Germanic luftuz, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
Ancestry of “leoft”, step by step
leoft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English lyft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | lyft | air, atmosphere; the sky |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |