luftuz

luftuz
s. luftu-;

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  • loft — [OE] The notion underlying loft is of being ‘high up in the air’ – and indeed originally loft, like its close German relative luft, meant ‘air’. Not until the 13th century do we find it being used in English for ‘upper room’ (although in fact its …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • loft — {{11}}loft (n.) an upper chamber, c.1300, from late O.E. loft the sky; the sphere of the air, from O.N. lopt air, sky, originally upper story, loft, attic (Scandinavian pt pronounced like ft ), from P.Gmc. *luftuz air, sky (Cf. O.E. lyft, Du.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • luftu- — *luftu , *luftuz germ., stark. Maskulinum (u): nhd. Dach, Luft; ne. loft, roof, air; Rekontruktionsbasis: got., ae., as., ahd.; Etymologie: s. ing. *leup …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

  • loft — [OE] The notion underlying loft is of being ‘high up in the air’ – and indeed originally loft, like its close German relative luft, meant ‘air’. Not until the 13th century do we find it being used in English for ‘upper room’ (although in fact its …   Word origins

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