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Where does “лу̏фт” come from?

лу̏фт (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German luft, from Middle High German luft, from Old High German 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 “лу̏фт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanluft—
2Middle High Germanluft—
3Old High Germanluftair
4Proto-West Germaniclufturoof; air
5Proto-Germanicluftuzroof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

Words derived from “лу̏фт”

  • луфтирати
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