Where does “Batteralzem” come from?

Batteralzem (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish batter, from Old High German bittar, from Old Norse bitr, from Proto-Germanic bitraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰidrós — biting, splitting.

Batteralzem (Luxembourgish): wormwood

Definitions

  1. wormwood

Ancestry of “Batteralzem”, step by step

Batteralzem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish batter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishbatterbitter
2Old High Germanbittarbitter
3Old Norsebitrbitter
4Proto-Germanicbitrazbitter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidrósbiting, splitting

via Luxembourgish Alzem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishAlzemmugwort
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰidrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic bitraz →Every word from Old Norse bitr →