Where does “Aameleitsstrëppert” come from?
Aameleitsstrëppert (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Aarmeleit, from Luxembourgish aarm, from Old High German arm, from Proto-West Germanic arm, from Proto-Germanic armaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Aameleitsstrëppert (Luxembourgish): a person that enriches themselves from poor people
Definitions
- a person that enriches themselves from poor people
Ancestry of “Aameleitsstrëppert”, step by step
Aameleitsstrëppert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Aarmeleit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Aarmeleit | poor people |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | aarm | poor |
| 3 | Old High German | arm | arm; poor, miserable |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | arm | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Luxembourgish Strëppert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Strëppert | — |