Where does “ënnerriichten” come from?
ënnerriichten (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish riichten, from Luxembourgish Noriicht, from Luxembourgish no, from Middle High German nāh, from Old High German nāh, from Proto-Germanic nēhwiz, from Proto-Germanic nēhw, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz — to reach, to attain.
ënnerriichten (Luxembourgish): to teach
Definitions
- to teach
Ancestry of “ënnerriichten”, step by step
ënnerriichten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish riichten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | riichten | to direct; to judge; to straighten, to right |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | Noriicht | item of news |
| 3 | Luxembourgish | no | after; according to; to, towards |
| 4 | Middle High German | nāh | — |
| 5 | Old High German | nāh | near, close; close, near |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwiz | closer, nearer |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nēhw | near, close |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |