Where does “lyft” come from?

lyft (Old English) comes 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...

lyft (Old English): air, atmosphere; the sky

Definitions

  1. air, atmosphere; the sky

Ancestry of “lyft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclufturoof; air
2Proto-Germanicluftuzroof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;...
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 “lyft”

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