English
Luxembourg
Luxembourg comes from Middle High German Luccelemburc, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*lūtilazreconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050Lucilinburhuc
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350Luccelemburc
- Englishearliest quotation 2012Luxembourg
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*lūtilazreconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050Lucilinburhuc
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350Luccelemburc
- Englishearliest quotation 2012Luxembourg
Earliest quotation: 2012, Bryony Jones, Why is unity so important to Europe?: “The ECSC, which was made up of six nations…”
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz
Today it means
name A small country in Western Europe. Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Capital and largest city: Luxembourg.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz / Luxembourg