Where does “ënnerhuelen” come from?
ënnerhuelen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish huelen, from Middle High German holen, from Old High German holōn, from Proto-West Germanic *holōn, from Proto-Germanic hulōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
ënnerhuelen (Luxembourgish): to undertake
Definitions
- to undertake
Ancestry of “ënnerhuelen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | huelen | to take; inflection of huel: ## strong/weak... |
| 2 | Middle High German | holen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | holōn | to get, fetch; to fetch, used especially in... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *holōn | to call, appoint, summon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hulōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |