Where does “Iesszëmmer” come from?

Iesszëmmer (Luxembourgish) comes from German Esszimmer, from German Essen, from Middle High German ëzzen, from Old High German ëȥȥan, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Iesszëmmer (Luxembourgish): dining room

Definitions

  1. dining room

Ancestry of “Iesszëmmer”, step by step

Iesszëmmer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Esszimmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEsszimmerdining room
2GermanEssengerund of essen; eating; meal; food
3Middle High Germanëzzento eat
4Old High Germanëȥȥanto eat
5Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Luxembourgish Zëmmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishZëmmerroom

via Luxembourgish Iessen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishIessenmeal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →