Where does “Entschloss” come from?
Entschloss (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish entschléissen, from German entschließen, from German schließen, from Middle High German slieȥen, from Old High German slioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic sleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klewd- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Entschloss (Luxembourgish): resolve, will, determination
Definitions
- resolve, will, determination
Ancestry of “Entschloss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | entschléissen | to make up one's mind |
| 2 | German | entschließen | to decide |
| 3 | German | schließen | to shut; to close; to shut down; to lock; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | slieȥen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | slioȥan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleutan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sleutaną | to bolt, lock; to shut, close |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klewd- | to lock |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |