Where does “Doléiner” come from?
Doléiner (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Doloun, from Luxembourgish Do, from Luxembourgish op, from Old High German up, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
Doléiner (Luxembourgish): day labourer
Definitions
- day labourer
Ancestry of “Doléiner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Doloun | daily wage, chiefly that of a day laborer |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | Do | the bright time of the day |
| 3 | Luxembourgish | op | open; on, upon; at, to |
| 4 | Old High German | up | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ūf | up |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |