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Where does “Lëtzebuergesch” come from?

Lëtzebuergesch (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-.

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Ancestry of “Lëtzebuergesch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishLëtzebuerg—
2LuxembourgishLützelburg—
3Old High GermanLucilinburhuc—
4Old High Germanluzillittle
5Proto-Germanicluttilaz—
6Proto-Germaniclūtilazbent; tending to stoop; crouching; little
7Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
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