Where does “Wollekekrazert” come from?

Wollekekrazert (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Krazert, from Luxembourgish krazen, from Old High German krazzōn, from Proto-Germanic krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European gred-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Wollekekrazert (Luxembourgish): skyscraper

Definitions

  1. skyscraper

Ancestry of “Wollekekrazert”, step by step

Wollekekrazert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Krazert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishKrazertscratch, scrape; scratcher, scraper
2Luxembourgishkrazento scratch
3Old High Germankrazzōn—
4Proto-Germanickrattōnąto scratch, scrawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeangred-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Luxembourgish Wollek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishWollekcloud
2Old High Germanwolkan—
3Proto-Germanicwulkanącloud
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gred- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krattōną →