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Where does “Fläiss” come from?

Fläiss (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German flīz, from Proto-Germanic *flītan, from Proto-Germanic flītaz.

Fläiss (Luxembourgish): diligence

Definitions

  1. diligence

Ancestry of “Fläiss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanflīz—
2Proto-Germanic*flītan—
3Proto-Germanicflītaz—

Words derived from “Fläiss”

  • fläisseg
Every word from Proto-Germanic flītaz →