Where does “Friemenzëmmer” come from?

Friemenzëmmer (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Zëmmer, from Old High German zimbar, from Proto-West Germanic *timr, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

Friemenzëmmer (Luxembourgish): guest room, spare room

Definitions

  1. guest room, spare room

Ancestry of “Friemenzëmmer”, step by step

Friemenzëmmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Zëmmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishZëmmerroom
2Old High Germanzimbar—
3Proto-West Germanic*timr(act of) building
4Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
5Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

via Luxembourgish Friemen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishFriemen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic timrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *timr →