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Where does “luksemburgiete” come from?

luksemburgiete (Latvian) comes from Latvian luksemburgietis, from Latvian Luksemburga, 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.

luksemburgiete (Latvian): a Luxembourgian, a woman from Luxembourg

Definitions

  1. a Luxembourgian, a woman from Luxembourg

Ancestry of “luksemburgiete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianluksemburgietisa Luxembourgian, a man from Luxembourg; Bosnian;...
2LatvianLuksemburgaLuxembourg; Luxemburg
3GermanLuxemburg—
4Middle High GermanLuccelemburc—
5Old High GermanLucilinburhuc—
6Old High Germanluzillittle
7Proto-Germanicluttilaz—
8Proto-Germaniclūtilazbent; tending to stoop; crouching; little
9Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
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