Where does “operstoen” come from?

operstoen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish stoen, from Old High German stān, from Proto-Germanic *stān, from Proto-Germanic stāną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

operstoen (Luxembourgish): to be resurrected, to be raised from the dead

Definitions

  1. to be resurrected, to be raised from the dead

Ancestry of “operstoen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishstoento stand
2Old High Germanstānto stand
3Proto-Germanic*stān—
4Proto-Germanicstānąto stand
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *stān →
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