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Where does “opféieren” come from?

opféieren (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish féieren, from Middle High German vüeren, from Old High German fuoren, from Proto-West Germanic fōrijan, from Proto-Germanic fōrijaną, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

opféieren (Luxembourgish): to perform, to stage; to behave, to act, to...

Definitions

  1. to perform, to stage; to behave, to act, to...

Ancestry of “opféieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishféierento lead
2Middle High Germanvüeren—
3Old High Germanfuoren—
4Proto-West Germanicfōrijanto lead, to bring
5Proto-Germanicfōrijanąto cause to go; lead (someone; take lead; to...
6Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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