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
- actually, indeed, in fact; all the same, anyway
Ancestry of “nawell”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | nach ewell | — |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | ewell | already |
| 3 | Old English | ēa | flowing water, stream, river; water; river,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ahu | river |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ahwō | water; stream, river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |