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Where does “lukt” come from?

lukt (Old Norse) 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...

Ancestry of “lukt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanluchtair, smell
2Old Saxonluft—
3Proto-West Germaniclufturoof; air
4Proto-Germanicluftuzroof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

Words derived from “lukt”

  • lukt
  • jordlukt
  • luktfri
  • lukt
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