Where does “lüften” come from?

lüften (Middle High German) comes from Old High German luftēn, from Proto-Germanic luftijaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

lüften (Middle High German): to lift into the air

Definitions

  1. to lift into the air

Ancestry of “lüften”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanluftēn—
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 “lüften”

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