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Where does “erzéien” come from?

erzéien (Luxembourgish) comes from German Erziehung, from German -ung, from Middle High German -ung, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

erzéien (Luxembourgish): to educate

Definitions

  1. to educate

Ancestry of “erzéien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErziehungeducation; upbringing; character formation;...
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung—
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

Words derived from “erzéien”

  • Erzéiung
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