Where does “lofte” come from?

lofte (Middle English) comes from Old English 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...

lofte (Middle English): air, sky, upper region, loft; of high rank;...

Definitions

  1. air, sky, upper region, loft; of high rank;...

Ancestry of “lofte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishloft—
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...

Words derived from “lofte”

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