Where does “dertëschent” come from?
dertëschent (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish der, from Middle High German der, from Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.
dertëschent (Luxembourgish): between them, therebetween
Definitions
- between them, therebetween
Ancestry of “dertëschent”, step by step
dertëschent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish der
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | der | unstressed form of där; unstressed form of dir |
| 2 | Middle High German | der | the |
| 3 | Middle High German | wīle | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wīla | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hwīlu | period of rest, pause; time, period of time,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwīlō | time, period of time, while; period of rest,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |