Where does “Mëllechmann” come from?

Mëllechmann (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Mann, from Luxembourgish manner, from Middle High German minder, from Old High German minniro, from Proto-Germanic minnizô, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Mëllechmann (Luxembourgish): milkman

Definitions

  1. milkman

Ancestry of “Mëllechmann”, step by step

Mëllechmann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Mann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishMannman; husband
2Luxembourgishmannercomparative degree of mann
3Middle High Germanminder
4Old High Germanminnirosmaller; less; fewer
5Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Luxembourgish Mëllech

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishMëllechmilk
2Middle High Germanmilch
3Old High Germanmiluh
4Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
5Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Germanic minnizôEvery word from Old High German minniro