Where does “Ameis” come from?

Ameis (Luxembourgish) comes from German Ameise, from Old High German āmeiza, from Proto-West Germanic āmaitijā, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

Ameis (Luxembourgish): ant

Definitions

  1. ant

Ancestry of “Ameis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAmeiseant
2Old High Germanāmeiza—
3Proto-West Germanicāmaitijāant
4Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
5Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →