Where does “Aenzeien” come from?

Aenzeien (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish A, from Middle High German ouwe, from Old High German ouwa, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Aenzeien (Luxembourgish): eyewitness

Definitions

  1. eyewitness

Ancestry of “Aenzeien”, step by step

Aenzeien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishAeye; floodplain, meadow
2Middle High Germanouweterrain, landscape by water, in water, island;...
3Old High Germanouwa
4Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
6Proto-Germanicagwjō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Luxembourgish zéien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishzéiento pull, to drag, to haul; to move; to draw, to...
2Middle High Germanziehento pull
3Old High Germanziohan
4Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
5Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjōEvery word from Proto-Germanic awjō