Where does “Doudewon” come from?

Doudewon (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Won, from Middle High German wāgen, from Middle High German wāge, from Middle Low German wāge, from Old Saxon wag, from Proto-West Germanic wāg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

Doudewon (Luxembourgish): hearse

Definitions

  1. hearse

Ancestry of “Doudewon”, step by step

Doudewon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Won

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishWoncar
2Middle High Germanwāgen
3Middle High Germanwāgewave; scale
4Middle Low Germanwāgewave
5Old Saxonwagwave
6Proto-West Germanicwāgwave
7Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Luxembourgish Doud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishDouddeath
2Old High Germantōddeath, cessation of life
3Proto-West Germanicdauþudeath
4Proto-Germanicdauþuzdeath
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰówtus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wāg
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