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Where does “Bezeechnung” come from?

Bezeechnung (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish bezeechnen, from Luxembourgish be-, from Old High German bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

Bezeechnung (Luxembourgish): name, term, denomination, designation

Definitions

  1. name, term, denomination, designation

Ancestry of “Bezeechnung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishbezeechnento name, to term, to designate
2Luxembourgishbe-Inseparable verbal prefix that signifies working...
3Old High Germanbi-—
4Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
5Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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