Where does “Owendiessen” come from?

Owendiessen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Iessen, from Middle High German ëzzen, from Old High German ëȥȥan, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Owendiessen (Luxembourgish): dinner, tea, evening meal

Definitions

  1. dinner, tea, evening meal

Ancestry of “Owendiessen”, step by step

Owendiessen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Iessen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishIessenmeal
2Middle High Germanëzzento eat
3Old High Germanëȥȥanto eat
4Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Luxembourgish Owend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishOwendevening
2Old High Germanāvand—
3Proto-Germanicēbanþsevening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁epion, at, near
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eps—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →