Where does “äntweren” come from?

äntweren (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German antwurten, from Proto-West Germanic *andawurdijan, from Proto-Germanic andawurdijaną, from Proto-Germanic andawurdiją, from Proto-Germanic anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

äntweren (Luxembourgish): to answer, to reply

Definitions

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Ancestry of “äntweren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanantwurtento answer
2Proto-West Germanic*andawurdijanto answer
3Proto-Germanicandawurdijanąto answer
4Proto-Germanicandawurdijąanswer, reply
5Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →