Where does “nidderlännesch” come from?
nidderlännesch (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish -esch, from Old High German -isc, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
nidderlännesch (Luxembourgish): Dutch, of the Netherlands
Definitions
- Dutch, of the Netherlands
Ancestry of “nidderlännesch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | -esch | -ic, -ical; -ish, -ian |
| 2 | Old High German | -isc | used to form adjectives |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |