Where does “Waasserpiipsert” come from?

Waasserpiipsert (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;...

Waasserpiipsert (Luxembourgish): water pipit

Definitions

  1. water pipit

Ancestry of “Waasserpiipsert”, step by step

Waasserpiipsert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Waasser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishWaasserwater
2Central FranconianWasserwater
3Middle High Germanwazzerwater
4Old High Germanwaȥȥarwater
5Proto-West Germanicwatarwater
6Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Luxembourgish Piipsert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishPiipsertpipit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →
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