Where does “ëmschreiwen” come from?

ëmschreiwen (Luxembourgish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

ëmschreiwen (Luxembourgish): to paraphrase; to rewrite

Definitions

  1. to paraphrase; to rewrite

Ancestry of “ëmschreiwen”, step by step

ëmschreiwen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish ëm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishëmaround, round; about, around; at
2Middle High Germanümbe—
3Old High Germanumbiaround
4Proto-West Germanicumbiaround
5Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Luxembourgish schreiwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishschreiwento write; to spell
2Middle High Germanschrīben—
3Old High Germanscrīban—
4Proto-West Germanicskrībanto write
5Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
6Latinscrībōto write
7Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →