Where does “Waasserlaf” come from?
Waasserlaf (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Waasser, from Central Franconian Wasser, from Middle High German wazzer, from Old High German waȥȥar, from Proto-West Germanic watar, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Waasserlaf (Luxembourgish): watercourse
Definitions
- watercourse
Ancestry of “Waasserlaf”, step by step
Waasserlaf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Waasser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Waasser | water |
| 2 | Central Franconian | Wasser | water |
| 3 | Middle High German | wazzer | water |
| 4 | Old High German | waȥȥar | water |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Luxembourgish laf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | laf | second-person singular imperative of lafen |
| 2 | Old High German | loup | leaves |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |