Where does “Aarmbandauer” come from?
Aarmbandauer (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Aarmband, from Luxembourgish Band, from German band, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá — to soften, to melt.
Aarmbandauer (Luxembourgish): wristwatch, watch
Definitions
- wristwatch, watch
Ancestry of “Aarmbandauer”, step by step
Aarmbandauer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Aarmband
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Aarmband | bracelet, wristband |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | Band | ribbon, band; tape, band; ligament |
| 3 | German | band | past of binden |
| 4 | French | bande | band, strip; stripe; strip |
| 5 | French | là | there; here, present |
| 6 | Italian | là | there |
| 7 | Spanish | la | feminine singular definite article; the |
| 8 | Portuguese | lá | there; used with an adverb phrase to indicate... |
| 9 | German | a | Alternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;... |
| 10 | German | a-Moll | A-minor |
| 11 | Hungarian | moll | minor |
| 12 | German | Moll | minor |
| 13 | Medieval Latin | molle | — |
| 14 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 15 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 16 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
via Luxembourgish Auer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Auer | hour; clock |
| 2 | Middle High German | ūre | — |
| 3 | Old French | ore | now; hour; time, period of the day |
| 4 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |