Where does “knapplift” come from?
knapplift (Swedish) comes from Swedish lift, from English lift, from Middle English lifte, from Old English lyft, 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...
knapplift (Swedish): a button lift, a platter lift (type of ski lift)
Definitions
- a button lift, a platter lift (type of ski lift)
Ancestry of “knapplift”, step by step
knapplift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish lift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lift | a ski lift |
| 2 | English | lift | To raise or rise; To steal; To source directly... |
| 3 | Middle English | lifte | — |
| 4 | Old English | lyft | air, atmosphere; the sky |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |