Where does “Méidéier” come from?

Méidéier (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Déier, from Old High German tior, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

Méidéier (Luxembourgish): May bug, cockchafer

Definitions

  1. May bug, cockchafer

Ancestry of “Méidéier”, step by step

Méidéier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Déier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishDéieranimal
2Old High Germantioranimal
3Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
4Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via Luxembourgish Méi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishMéieffort, trouble, pain
2Old High Germanmuohī—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm →