Where does “Tafelint” come from?

Tafelint (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Int, from Proto-Germanic anadz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts — duck.

Tafelint (Luxembourgish): common pochard (Aythya ferina)

Definitions

  1. common pochard (Aythya ferina)

Ancestry of “Tafelint”, step by step

Tafelint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Int

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishIntduck
2Proto-Germanicanadzduck
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₂tsduck

via Luxembourgish Tafel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishTafel—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts →Every word from Proto-Germanic anadz →Every word from Luxembourgish Int →