Where does “לופֿטוואַרג” come from?
לופֿטוואַרג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish לופֿט, 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...
לופֿטוואַרג (Yiddish): vaporware (advertised but unavailable goods)
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- vaporware (advertised but unavailable goods)
Ancestry of “לופֿטוואַרג”, step by step
לופֿטוואַרג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish לופֿט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | לופֿט | air |
| 2 | Middle High German | luft | — |
| 3 | Old High German | luft | air |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via Yiddish ־וואַרג
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־וואַרג | ness |