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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

Definitions

  1. to coil, to wind

Ancestry of “opwéckelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishwéckelento wind; to swaddle, to wrap; to wind oneself, to...
2Middle High Germanwickelnto wrap around
3Old High Germanwickilī—
4Old High Germanwiohha—
5Proto-Germanic*weukā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
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