- luftus
- [akin to Ger Luft] : air
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Loft — (l[o^]ft), n. [Icel. lopt air, heaven, loft, upper room; akin to AS. lyft air, G. luft, Dan. loft loft, Goth. luftus air. Cf. {Lift}, v. & n. ] 1. That which is lifted up; an elevation. Hence, especially: (a) The room or space under a roof and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
On loft — Loft Loft (l[o^]ft), n. [Icel. lopt air, heaven, loft, upper room; akin to AS. lyft air, G. luft, Dan. loft loft, Goth. luftus air. Cf. {Lift}, v. & n. ] 1. That which is lifted up; an elevation. Hence, especially: (a) The room or space under a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Luft — Platz; Freiraum; Puffer; Raum zum Atmen (umgangssprachlich); Spielraum * * * Luft [lʊft], die; : gasförmiger Stoff, den Menschen und Tiere zum Atmen (und damit zum Leben) brauchen: frische, gute, verbrauchte, verschmutzte Luft; die Luft anhalten … Universal-Lexikon
Luft — Sf std. (8. Jh.), mhd. luft, ahd. luft, as. luft m./f. Stammwort Aus g. * luftu m. Luft , auch in gt. luftus, ae. lyft m./f./n. Herkunft unklar, aber wohl zusammenhängend mit Wörtern, die Oberstock u.ä. bedeuten, vgl. anord. lopt, loft n. Luft,… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
aloft — (adv.) c.1200, from a Scandinavian source, Cf. O.N. a lopti up above, lit. up in the air, from a in, on + lopt sky, air, atmosphere; loft, upper room (Cf. Goth. luftus, O.H.G. luft, O.E. lyft air; see LOFT (Cf. loft)) … Etymology dictionary
