Where does “äöf” come from?
äöf (Limburgish) comes from French œuf, from Middle French œuf, from Old French oef, from Latin ōvum, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
äöf (Limburgish): sphere, ball
Definitions
- sphere, ball
Ancestry of “äöf”, step by step
äöf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French œuf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | œuf | egg; egg; ovum |
| 2 | Middle French | œuf | egg; ovum |
| 3 | Old French | oef | egg |
| 4 | Latin | ōvum | egg |
| 5 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via Proto-West Germanic *obaet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *obaet | fruit |