Where does “luft” come from?

luft (Old High German) 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...

luft (Old High German): air

Definitions

  1. air

Ancestry of “luft”, 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 “luft”

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