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Loft

2 stages from Old Norse to English.

Today it means an upper room or open space under a roof, often used for storage or living
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Stage 1 of 2
lopt
Old Norse · medieval
"the air, an upper room"
the air, or an upper room reached by climbing
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Stage 2 of 2
loft
English · 1200s
"an upper room or open space under a roof"
settled as the English word for an upper room or attic space
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