Where does “Sakgaass” come from?
Sakgaass (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Gaass, from Middle High German gazze, from Old High German gazza, from Proto-West Germanic *gatwā, from Proto-Germanic gatwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰodweh₂.
Sakgaass (Luxembourgish): cul-de-sac, blind alley, dead end
Definitions
- cul-de-sac, blind alley, dead end
Ancestry of “Sakgaass”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | Gaass | alley |
| 2 | Middle High German | gazze | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gazza | lane |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *gatwā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gatwǭ | street, passage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰodweh₂ | — |