Where does “dovun” come from?

dovun (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-.

dovun (Luxembourgish): thereof, therefrom

Definitions

  1. thereof, therefrom

Ancestry of “dovun”, step by step

dovun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Do

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

via Luxembourgish vun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishvunfrom; of, belonging to; of, about
2Middle High Germanvane—
3Old High Germanfanoflag
4Proto-West Germanic*fanō—
5Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →