Where does “Ongléck” come from?

Ongléck (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Gléck, from Middle Low German gelücke, from Proto-Germanic galukją.

Ongléck (Luxembourgish): misfortune

Definitions

  1. misfortune

Ancestry of “Ongléck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishGléckhappiness; luck
2Middle Low Germangelücke—
3Proto-Germanicgalukją—
Every word from Proto-Germanic galukją →Every word from Middle Low German gelücke →Every word from Luxembourgish Gléck →