Where does “versteeën” come from?
versteeën (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish steeën, from Luxembourgish en, from Old High German ein, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
versteeën (Luxembourgish): to auction
Ancestry of “versteeën”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | steeën | to buy at an auction |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | en | Indefinite article; a, an; unstressed form of... |
| 3 | Old High German | ein | one; only |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ain | one |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |