Where does “verdeedegen” come from?
verdeedegen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German verteidingen, from Middle High German vertagedingen, from Middle High German teidinc, from Middle High German tac, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
verdeedegen (Luxembourgish): to defend; to defend, to play in defence
Definitions
- to defend; to defend, to play in defence
Ancestry of “verdeedegen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | verteidingen | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | vertagedingen | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | teidinc | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | tac | Alternative form of tag |
| 5 | Old High German | tag | day |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |
Words derived from “verdeedegen”