Where does “Rousenueleg” come from?

Rousenueleg (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Rous, from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Rousenueleg (Luxembourgish): rose oil

Definitions

  1. rose oil

Ancestry of “Rousenueleg”, step by step

Rousenueleg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Rous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishRousrose
2Frenchrosépinkish; rosé
3Germanrosépale pink
4Middle High Germanrôserose
5Old High Germanrōsa
6LatinRosarose
7Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
8Old Persianwurdiflower
9Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Luxembourgish Ueleg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishUelegoil
2Middle High Germanöle
3Old High Germanole
4Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
5Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
6Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
7Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
8Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti-