Where does “Rëndvéi” come from?
Rëndvéi (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Rand, from Middle High German rint, from Old High German rind, from Proto-West Germanic hrinþ, from Proto-Germanic hrinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrént-os ~ ḱrn̥t-és-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
Rëndvéi (Luxembourgish): cattle
Definitions
- cattle
Ancestry of “Rëndvéi”, step by step
Rëndvéi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Rand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Rand | edge, border; margin; a bovine mammal, for... |
| 2 | Middle High German | rint | — |
| 3 | Old High German | rind | cattle |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hrinþ | head of cattle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hrinþaz | A horned beast, as in a neat or ox |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱrént-os ~ ḱrn̥t-és-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |
via Luxembourgish Véi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Véi | cattle |
| 2 | Middle High German | vihe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fihu | cattle |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fehu | livestock |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fehu | livestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péḱu | livestock |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱ- | to pluck; livestock; wealth |