Where does “opfaassen” come from?

opfaassen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish faassen, from Middle High German vazzen, from Old High German vaz, from Proto-Germanic fatą, from Proto-Indo-European pod- — vessel, container.

opfaassen (Luxembourgish): to understand, to grasp; to interpret, to...

Definitions

  1. to understand, to grasp; to interpret, to...

Ancestry of “opfaassen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishfaassento capture; to grasp; to hold, to contain
2Middle High Germanvazzen—
3Old High Germanvazvessel
4Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container

Words derived from “opfaassen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fatą →Every word from Old High German vaz →