Where does “Déngen” come from?

Déngen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German ding, from Proto-Germanic þingą, from Proto-Indo-European tenkó-, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Déngen (Luxembourgish): thing, object

Definitions

  1. thing, object

Ancestry of “Déngen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandingassembly, council
2Proto-Germanicþingąappointed time; date; appointment; meeting;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantenkó-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Words derived from “Déngen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenkó- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þingą →