Where does “Luuss” come from?

Luuss (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German luhs, from Proto-Germanic luhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Luuss (Luxembourgish): Alternative form of Luchs

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of Luchs

Ancestry of “Luuss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanluhslynx
2Proto-Germanicluhsazlynx
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “Luuss”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luhsaz →
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