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

Definitions

  1. too much, too many

Ancestry of “zevill”, step by step

zevill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish ze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishzeto; too
2Middle High Germanzein, to
3Old High Germanzi
4Proto-Germanictato
5Proto-Germanicto
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via Luxembourgish vill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishvillmuch, many; much, a lot
2Old High Germanfilumany; much
3Proto-West Germanic*felumuch, a lot
4Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
5Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deEvery word from Proto-Germanic Every word from Proto-Germanic ta
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