Where does “Schnieweldéier” come from?

Schnieweldéier (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Déier, from Old High German tior, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

Schnieweldéier (Luxembourgish): platypus

Definitions

  1. platypus

Ancestry of “Schnieweldéier”, step by step

Schnieweldéier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Déier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishDéieranimal
2Old High Germantioranimal
3Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
4Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

via Luxembourgish Schniewel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSchniewelbeak, bill
2Old High Germansnabul—
3Proto-Germanicsnabulazsnout; muzzle; mouth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksnew-to scrape, sharpen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm →