Where does “Äerzengel” come from?
Äerzengel (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Äerz, from Old High German aruz, from Proto-Germanic aruts, from Proto-Germanic arud-, from Sumerian ? — copper.
Äerzengel (Luxembourgish): archangel
Ancestry of “Äerzengel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Äerz | ore |
| 2 | Old High German | aruz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aruts | ore |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | arud- | — |
| 5 | Sumerian | ? | copper |