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
Ancestry of “vexéieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | vexer | to irritate; to annoy; to offend, to hurt |
| 2 | Latin | vexo | I shake or jolt violently; I harass, annoy; I... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷegs- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷog- | to shake, swing |