Where does “Portugisin” come from?

Portugisin (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish -in, from Middle High German -īn.

Portugisin (Luxembourgish): female person from Portugal

Definitions

  1. female person from Portugal

Ancestry of “Portugisin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgish-inused to form the female versions of agent nouns
2Middle High German-īn—
Every word from Middle High German -īn →Every word from Luxembourgish -in →