Where does “dorun” come from?
dorun (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-.
dorun (Luxembourgish): thereon, on it, on that
Ancestry of “dorun”, step by step
| 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 | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |