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Where does “Opfaassung” come from?

Opfaassung (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish opfaassen, from Luxembourgish faassen, from Middle High German vazzen, from Old High German vaz, from Proto-Germanic fatą, from Proto-Indo-European pod- — vessel, container.

Opfaassung (Luxembourgish): view, opinion, understanding

Definitions

  1. view, opinion, understanding

Ancestry of “Opfaassung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishopfaassento understand, to grasp; to interpret, to...
2Luxembourgishfaassento capture; to grasp; to hold, to contain
3Middle High Germanvazzen—
4Old High Germanvazvessel
5Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container
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