Where does “Lëtzebuerger” come from?
Lëtzebuerger (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Lëtzebuerg, from Luxembourgish Lützelburg, from Old High German Lucilinburhuc, from Old High German luzil, from Proto-Germanic luttilaz, from Proto-Germanic lūtilaz, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.
Lëtzebuerger (Luxembourgish): a Luxembourgish person male or unspecified sex
Definitions
- a Luxembourgish person male or unspecified sex
Ancestry of “Lëtzebuerger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Lëtzebuerg | — |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | Lützelburg | — |
| 3 | Old High German | Lucilinburhuc | — |
| 4 | Old High German | luzil | little |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | luttilaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lūtilaz | bent; tending to stoop; crouching; little |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |