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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”

  • left
  • leftist
  • leftover
  • Luftwaffe
  • leftmost
  • leftward
  • Lufthansa
  • lefty
  • lefthanded
  • leftism
  • leftwards
  • leftish
  • leftfield
  • leftie
  • luft
  • ultraleft
  • Lufty
  • ultraleftist
  • ultraleftism
  • leftest
  • leftness
  • nonleftist
  • luftmensch
  • antileft
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