Where does “lucht” come from?

lucht (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon luft, 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...

lucht (Middle Low German): air, smell

Definitions

  1. air, smell

Ancestry of “lucht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonluft—
2Proto-West Germaniclufturoof; air
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 “lucht”

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