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Where does “dohanner” come from?

dohanner (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-.

dohanner (Luxembourgish): behind it, behind that

Definitions

  1. behind it, behind that

Ancestry of “dohanner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishDothe bright time of the day
2Luxembourgishopopen; on, upon; at, to
3Old High Germanup—
4Old High Germanūf—
5Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
6Proto-Germanicubunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →