Where does “Spannendéier” come from?

Spannendéier (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.

Spannendéier (Luxembourgish): arachnid

Definitions

  1. arachnid

Ancestry of “Spannendéier”, step by step

Spannendéier 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 Spann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSpannspider
2Middle High Germanspinne—
3Old High Germanspinna—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm →