Where does “Pompjeesgefier” come from?
Pompjeesgefier (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Pompjee, from French pompier, from French -ier, from Middle French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Pompjeesgefier (Luxembourgish): fire engine
Definitions
- fire engine
Ancestry of “Pompjeesgefier”, step by step
Pompjeesgefier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Pompjee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Pompjee | fireman, firefighter |
| 2 | French | pompier | fireman, firefighter; blowjob |
| 3 | French | -ier | used to form the names of trees bearing a... |
| 4 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Luxembourgish Gefier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Gefier | vehicle |
| 2 | Middle High German | geverde | — |
| 3 | Old High German | giferdi | — |
| 4 | Old High German | faran | to proceed |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | faran | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |