Where does “zevill” come from?
zevill (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish ze, from Middle High German ze, from Old High German zi, from Proto-Germanic ta, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
zevill (Luxembourgish): too much, too many
Ancestry of “zevill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | ze | to; too |
| 2 | Middle High German | ze | in, to |
| 3 | Old High German | zi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ta | to |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |