English
ropeloft
From rope + loft.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- ‘to tear, tear down’
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Proto-Germanic *raipaz ‘strip’
Proto-West Germanic *raip ‘strip, band’
Old English rāp ‘rope, cord, cable’
Middle English rop ‘a rope’
English rope
Proto-West Germanic *lufti
Old English lyft ‘air’
Middle English lofte ‘air, sky, upper region, loft’
English loft
Today it means
noun A building for storing and repairing of nets, ropes, and ships' rigging.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / ropeloft