Where does “opwéckelen” come from?
opwéckelen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish wéckelen, from Middle High German wickeln, from Old High German wickilī, from Old High German wiohha, from Proto-Germanic *weukā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
opwéckelen (Luxembourgish): to coil, to wind
Ancestry of “opwéckelen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | wéckelen | to wind; to swaddle, to wrap; to wind oneself, to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wickeln | to wrap around |
| 3 | Old High German | wickilī | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wiohha | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *weukā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |