Where does “luftu” come from?

luftu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic luftuz, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

luftu (Proto-West Germanic): roof; air

Definitions

  1. roof; air

Ancestry of “luftu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicluftuzroof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

Words derived from “luftu”

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