Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/luftuz
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewp-, *lewb-, *lewbʰ- (“to peel, break off, damage”), from Proto-Indo-European *lew- (“to cut away, remove, prune”). According to Kroonen (2013, 342), from Proto-Indo-European *lubʰ-tu-. This may be linked to Russian луб (lub, “bast”), Old Prussian lubbo (“bast, plank”) and therefore have an original meaning of "roof". Old English evidence points to an i-stem variant *luftiz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*luftuz m
Inflection edit
u-stemDeclension of *luftuz (u-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *luftuz | *luftiwiz | |
vocative | *luftu | *luftiwiz | |
accusative | *luftų | *luftunz | |
genitive | *luftauz | *luftiwǫ̂ | |
dative | *luftiwi | *luftumaz | |
instrumental | *luftū | *luftumiz |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *luftu
- Old English: lyft
- Old Frisian: luft, lufte, *loft
- Old Saxon: luft
- Old Dutch: *luft
- Old High German: luft; luht (northern)
- Old Norse: lopt n, loft (< *luftą)
- Gothic: 𐌻𐌿𐍆𐍄𐌿𐍃 (luftus)