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Where does “niwweleg” come from?

niwweleg (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Niwwel, from Old High German nebul, from Proto-West Germanic *nebul, from Proto-Germanic nebulaz, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

niwweleg (Luxembourgish): foggy, misty

Definitions

  1. foggy, misty

Ancestry of “niwweleg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishNiwwelfog
2Old High Germannebulfog
3Proto-West Germanic*nebul—
4Proto-Germanicnebulazfog, mist; darkness
5Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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