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Where does “Luxemburg” come from?

Luxemburg (German) comes from Middle High German Luccelemburc, from Old High German Lucilinburhuc, from Old High German luzil, from Proto-Germanic luttilaz, from Proto-Germanic lūtilaz, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

Ancestry of “Luxemburg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High GermanLuccelemburc—
2Old High GermanLucilinburhuc—
3Old High Germanluzillittle
4Proto-Germanicluttilaz—
5Proto-Germaniclūtilazbent; tending to stoop; crouching; little
6Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “Luxemburg”

  • Luxemburgerin
  • Luxemburger
  • luksemburgietis
  • luksemburgiete
  • Luksemburga
  • luksemburgisks
  • Luksemburgo
  • ルクセンブルク
  • Lucsamburg
  • Lucsambuirgis
  • Lucsamburgach
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