Where does “uschléissen” come from?
uschléissen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish schléissen, from Middle High German slieȥen, from Old High German slioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic sleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klewd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
uschléissen (Luxembourgish): to connect, to link, to attach; to join, to...
Definitions
- to connect, to link, to attach; to join, to...
Ancestry of “uschléissen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | schléissen | to shut, to close; to reach, to come to |
| 2 | Middle High German | slieȥen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | slioȥan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleutan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sleutaną | to bolt, lock; to shut, close |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klewd- | to lock |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |