Where does “Liichttuerm” come from?
Liichttuerm (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Tuerm, from German turm, from Middle High German turn, from Old High German turn, from Old French torn, from Old French tour, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
Liichttuerm (Luxembourgish): lighthouse
Definitions
- lighthouse
Ancestry of “Liichttuerm”, step by step
Liichttuerm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Tuerm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Tuerm | tower; rook, castle |
| 2 | German | turm | tower, spire very tall building or structure, especially with a tapering top |
| 3 | Middle High German | turn | tower |
| 4 | Old High German | turn | tower |
| 5 | Old French | torn | — |
| 6 | Old French | tour | tower |
| 7 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 8 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 9 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via Luxembourgish liichten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | liichten | to shine |
| 2 | Old High German | liuhtian | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | liuhtijaną | to give light, shine |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |