Where does “abéissen” come from?

abéissen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish an, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

abéissen (Luxembourgish): to lose

Definitions

  1. to lose

Ancestry of “abéissen”, step by step

abéissen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishanand; in
2Proto-Germanicinin; into
3Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Luxembourgish béissen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishbéissento expiate, to atone
2Old High Germanbuozan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Luxembourgish an →