Where does “Liwwerung” come from?

Liwwerung (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish liwweren, from Middle High German lievern, from Middle Low German lēveren, from Latin līberāre, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob — shoe.

Liwwerung (Luxembourgish): delivery

Definitions

  1. delivery

Ancestry of “Liwwerung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishliwwerento deliver
2Middle High Germanlievern
3Middle Low Germanlēveren
4Latinlīberāre
5LatinLīber
6Old Latinloeber
7Frenchloberto lob
8Frenchloblob
9EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
10EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
11EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
12Old Frenchlongitude
13Latinlongitūdōlength, longitude; longness
14Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
15Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
16Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
17Latincalceusshoe
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