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Where does “Dueder” come from?

Dueder (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German toter, from Old High German totoro, from Proto-West Germanic dodrō — egg yolk.

Dueder (Luxembourgish): yolk

Definitions

  1. yolk

Ancestry of “Dueder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantoter—
2Old High Germantotoroyolk
3Proto-West Germanicdodrōegg yolk
Every word from Proto-West Germanic dodrō →