Where does “Ouereschmalz” come from?

Ouereschmalz (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Ouer, from Old High German ōra, from Proto-West Germanic auʀā, from Proto-Germanic ausô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Ouereschmalz (Luxembourgish): earwax

Definitions

  1. earwax

Ancestry of “Ouereschmalz”, step by step

Ouereschmalz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Ouer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishOuerear
2Old High Germanōraear
3Proto-West Germanicauʀāear
4Proto-Germanicausôear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

via Luxembourgish Schmalz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSchmalzlard, grease
2Middle High Germansmalz—
3Old High Germansmalzlard, fat
4Proto-West Germanicsmaltfat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
5Proto-Germanic*smultą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws →Every word from Proto-Germanic ausô →