Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/luftu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *luftuz.

Noun

*luftu m

  1. roof
  2. atmosphere
  3. air

Inflection

u-stem
Singular
Nominative *luftu
Genitive *loftō
Singular Plural
Nominative *luftu *luftiwi, *loftō
Accusative *luftu *luftū
Genitive *loftō *luftiwō
Dative *luftiwi, *loftō *luftum
Instrumental *luftu *luftum

Alternative forms

  • *lufti

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: lyft (< *lufti)
    • Middle English: luft, lift
  • Old Frisian: luft, lufte, *loft
    • Saterland Frisian: Luft
    • West Frisian: loft
  • Old Saxon: luft, luht
    • Middle Low German: luft, lucht
      • Low German: Lucht, Luft
        • East Frisian Low Saxon: Loft
        • Plautdietsch:
          Volhynian: Lift
      • → Saterland Frisian: Lucht
      • → Faroese: luft, luktur (“smell”)
      • → Norwegian: luft, lukt (“smell”)
      • → Swedish: luft, lukt (“smell”)
      • → Danish: luft, lugt (“smell”)
  • Old Dutch: luft, luht
  • Old High German: luft; luht (northern)
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