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Where does “vexéieren” come from?

vexéieren (Luxembourgish) comes from French vexer, from Latin vexo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷegs-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷog- — to shake, swing.

vexéieren (Luxembourgish): to offend, to insult

Definitions

  1. to offend, to insult

Ancestry of “vexéieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvexerto irritate; to annoy; to offend, to hurt
2LatinvexoI shake or jolt violently; I harass, annoy; I...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷegs-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷog-to shake, swing
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