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Where does “ルクセンブルク” come from?

ルクセンブルク (Japanese) comes from German Luxemburg, 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-.

ルクセンブルク (Japanese): Luxembourg; Luxemburg

Definitions

  1. Luxembourg; Luxemburg

Ancestry of “ルクセンブルク”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLuxemburg—
2Middle High GermanLuccelemburc—
3Old High GermanLucilinburhuc—
4Old High Germanluzillittle
5Proto-Germanicluttilaz—
6Proto-Germaniclūtilazbent; tending to stoop; crouching; little
7Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
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