Where does “Schlofzëmmer” come from?

Schlofzëmmer (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Zëmmer, from Old High German zimbar, from Proto-West Germanic *timr, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

Schlofzëmmer (Luxembourgish): bedroom

Definitions

  1. bedroom

Ancestry of “Schlofzëmmer”, step by step

Schlofzëmmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Zëmmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishZëmmerroom
2Old High Germanzimbar—
3Proto-West Germanic*timr(act of) building
4Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
5Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

via Luxembourgish Schlof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSchlofsleep; temple
2Old High Germanslāfslack
3Proto-Germanicslap-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂b-to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic timrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *timr →