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

Definitions

  1. to auction

Ancestry of “versteeën”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishsteeënto buy at an auction
2LuxembourgishenIndefinite article; a, an; unstressed form of...
3Old High Germaneinone; only
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →