Where does “zu” come from?

zu (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;...

zu (Luxembourgish): at, in; with respect to, regarding; for

Definitions

  1. at, in; with respect to, regarding; for

Ancestry of “zu”, step by step

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;...

Words derived from “zu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tō →