Where does “zu gudder Lescht” come from?
zu gudder Lescht (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish zu, 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 gudder Lescht (Luxembourgish): in the end, eventually, finally
Definitions
- in the end, eventually, finally
Ancestry of “zu gudder Lescht”, step by step
zu gudder Lescht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish zu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | zu | at, in; with respect to, regarding; for |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | zou | adverbial form of the preposition zu; closed,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | zuo | to |
| 4 | Old High German | zuo | to |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *tō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
via Luxembourgish Gutt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Gutt | goods, possessions, property, estate |
| 2 | Old High German | guot | good |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |