Where does “Zéif” come from?

Zéif (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German zēwa, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

Zéif (Luxembourgish): toe

Definitions

  1. toe

Ancestry of “Zéif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzēwa—
2Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
3Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ →