Where does “luft” come from?
luft (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German lucht, 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...
luft (Norwegian Nynorsk): air
Definitions
- air
Ancestry of “luft”, step by step
luft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German lucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | lucht | air, smell |
| 2 | Old Saxon | luft | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via Norwegian Bokmål fylt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fylt | past participle of fylle; past participle of... |