Where does “nawell” come from?

nawell (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish nach ewell, from Luxembourgish ewell, from Old English ēa, from Proto-West Germanic ahu, from Proto-Germanic ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

nawell (Luxembourgish): actually, indeed, in fact; all the same, anyway

Definitions

  1. actually, indeed, in fact; all the same, anyway

Ancestry of “nawell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishnach ewell—
2Luxembourgishewellalready
3Old Englishēaflowing water, stream, river; water; river,...
4Proto-West Germanicahuriver
5Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahwō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ahu →