Where does “ëmdréien” come from?
ëmdréien (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish ëm-, from Luxembourgish ëm, from Middle High German ümbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-West Germanic umbi, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
ëmdréien (Luxembourgish): to invert, to turn inside out; to turn back; to...
Definitions
- to invert, to turn inside out; to turn back; to...
Ancestry of “ëmdréien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | ëm- | about, around; um- |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | ëm | around, round; about, around; at |
| 3 | Middle High German | ümbe | — |
| 4 | Old High German | umbi | around |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | umbi | around |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
Words derived from “ëmdréien”