Where does “Verzweiwelung” come from?
Verzweiwelung (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish -ung, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
Verzweiwelung (Luxembourgish): desperation
Ancestry of “Verzweiwelung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | -ung | used to form nouns from verbs |
| 2 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |