Where does “dofir” come from?
dofir (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Do, from Luxembourgish op, from Old High German up, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
dofir (Luxembourgish): therefor; for it, for that
Definitions
- therefor; for it, for that
Ancestry of “dofir”, step by step
dofir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Do
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Do | the bright time of the day |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | op | open; on, upon; at, to |
| 3 | Old High German | up | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ūf | up |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Luxembourgish fir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | fir | for |
| 2 | Old High German | furi | before; for; because of |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | furi | for; before; forward |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |