Where does “Jelängerjelieber” come from?

Jelängerjelieber (German) comes from German lieber, from French libre, from Middle French libre, from Old French libre, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Jelängerjelieber (German): Italian honeysuckle

Definitions

  1. Italian honeysuckle

Ancestry of “Jelängerjelieber”, step by step

Jelängerjelieber traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German lieber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanliebercomparative degree of lieb; comparative degree of...
2Frenchlibrefree, at liberty; clear, free, vacant; free,...
3Middle Frenchlibrefree; at liberty
4Old Frenchlibrefree; at liberty
5LatinLīber
6Old Latinloeber
7Frenchloberto lob
8Frenchloblob
9EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
10EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
11EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
12Old Frenchlongitude
13Latinlongitūdōlength, longitude; longness
14Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
15Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
16Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
17Latincalceusshoe
18Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
19Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via German länger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlängercomparative degree of lang; longer
2Germanlanglong; lengthy; tall; many
3Middle High Germanlanc
4Old High Germanlanglong

via German je

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjeever; per; the
2Middle High Germanie
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