Where does “zoumaachen” come from?

zoumaachen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish zou, from Middle High German zuo, from Old High German zuo, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

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Ancestry of “zoumaachen”, step by step

zoumaachen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish zou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishzouadverbial form of the preposition zu; closed,...
2Middle High Germanzuoto
3Old High Germanzuoto
4Proto-West Germanic*tō—
5Proto-Germanictōto
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via Luxembourgish maachen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishmaachento make; to do; to take
2Old High Germanmahhōnto make, work; to make, do
3Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
4Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tō →