Maus

From Middle High German and Old High German mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs.


Adler

Alternative spelling of Aadler (“eagle”)


Ananas

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Ananas m or f (plural Ananassen or Ananas)


Bier

From Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô. Compare German Bär, English bear, Dutch beer.


Bier

From Old High German bira, from Latin pirum.


Gras

From Old High German gras, from Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą.


Laus

From Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.


Mango

From English mango, from Portuguese manga, from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy) from மா (mā, “mango species”) + காய் (kāy, “unripe fruit”).

der

Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy)


Matt

From Middle High German motte. Cognate with German Motte, Dutch mot, English moth.


Rat

From Middle High German ratte, from Old High German ratta, perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *ratt, from Proto-Germanic *rattaz, though the consonantism in High German is unexplained.
Cognate with German Ratte, Dutch rat, English rat, Icelandic rotta.


Wal

From German Wal, from Old High German wal, from Proto-West Germanic *hwal, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz. Compare Dutch walvis, English whale, Danish hval, Icelandic hvalur.


Wal

From German Wahl, from Old High German wala, from Proto-West Germanic *walu, from Proto-Germanic *walō. The related terms below are inherited.

Wahl

but sometimes used to distinguish from etymology 1


Minn

From Middle High German *müne, from Old High German muniwa, from Proto-West Germanic *muniwu. Compare regional German Möhn, Münne, Dutch meun, English minnow.

Leuciscus cephalus
Leuciscus cephalus#Translingual

Squalius cephalus
Squalius cephalus#Translingual

European chub (Leuciscus cephalus, now Squalius cephalus)


Dachs

From German Dachs, widely replacing the native form above.


Hirsch

From German Hirsch. The native cognate is archaic Hierz.


Spargel

From 15th-century Middle High German sparge, spargen, sparges, from Medieval Latin sparagus, asparagus. See German Spargel for more.


Marder

From Middle High German marder, from Old High German mardar, from Proto-Germanic *marþraz.


Storch

From German Storch, widely displacing the native form above.


Widder

From Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, from Proto-West Germanic *weþru, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz. Cognate with German Widder, Dutch weder, English wether, Danish væder, Icelandic veður, Swedish vädur.

Aries (constellation and astrological sign)


Lamm

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Lamm n (plural Lämmer, diminutive Lämmchen)

From Middle High German lamp, from Old High German lamb, from Proto-West Germanic *lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz.


Biber

Borrowed from German Biber. The native form is obsolete Biw(w)er.


Kürbis

From Middle High German kürbiz, from Old High German kurbiz, from Proto-West Germanic *kurbit. Cognate with Yiddish קירבעס (kirbes).


Schwan

Alteration of the inherited Schwunn after German Schwan, both from Middle High German and Old High German swan, from Proto-West Germanic *swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”). Cognate with Dutch zwaan, English swan.


Champignon

[ʃɑ̃ːpiˈnjõː]

Borrowed from French champignon (“mushroom”).


Grill

Borrowed from German Grille, from Old High German grillo, from Latin gryllus. Cognate with French grillon.


Hond

From Middle High German and Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic *hund.


Strauss

From Middle High German strūz. Cognate with German Strauß (“bouquet”). The expected plural is *Sträiss. The form Straiss by analogy with Maus and Laus.


Strauss

From German Strauß, from Old High German strūz, from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).


Ouereschlëffer

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Ouereschlëffer m (plural Ouereschlëffer)

[ˈəʊ̯əʀəˌʃləfɐ]


Päiperlek

/ˈpæːɪ̯pɐlək/


Himmelsdéierchen

Himmelsdéierchen n (plural Himmelsdéiercher)

From Himmel (“sky, heaven”) + Déier (“animal”) + -chen (diminutive).

affix

Se gesi jo léif aus a Gléck solle se och nach bréngen. Mä d’Leit un der Ostséi sinn am Moment guer net vun den Himmelsdéiercher begeeschtert.

2009, Invasioun vun den Himmelsdéiercher, RTL.lu

They look cute and they’re said to bring luck, too. But people around the Baltic Sea are not at all thrilled about ladybirds at the moment.


Päerd

From Middle High German phert, from Old High German pfarifrit, a borrowing from Late Latin paraverēdus. Cognate with German Pferd.


Kiewerlek

From Middle High German *keverlinc, from kever (“beetle”) + -linc (“-ling”); the former from Old High German cheviro, from Proto-West Germanic *kefrō. Cognate with German Käfer, Dutch kever, English chafer.


Schwäin

lb-noun

Schwäin m (plural Schwäin, diminutive Schwéngchen)

Schwäin (plural)
Schwéngchen (diminutive)

From Old High German swīn, from Proto-Germanic *swīną. Before an original vowel, in inflected forms, the word underwent the regular velarization into Schwéng-, which stem is used in most compound words.


Kaz

From Old High German kazza, from Latin catta, cattus. Cognate with German Katze, English cat, Dutch kat, Icelandic köttur.


Int

From Old High German *enida (attested as enede), northern variant of enita, itself a variant of anut, from Proto-Germanic *anadz. The Luxembourgish form underwent open-syllable lengthening (like Dutch eend, but unlike German Ente); the resulting diphthong ie- was then regularly reshortened before a nasal yielding i-.


Kanéngchen

Diminutive of an obsolete *Kanäin with regular velarisation (compare Schwäin). Further from Middle Dutch conijn, from Old French connin, from Latin cunīculus. Cognate with Central Franconian Kneng, German Kanin(chen), Dutch konijn.


Kou

From Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō (“cow”).


Méck

From Middle High German mügge, from Old High German mugga, from Proto-West Germanic *muggjā, *muggju. Cognate with German Mücke, Dutch mug, English midge.

a small flying insect of various sorts, including e.g. flies, gnats, midges, mosquitoes, but excluding e.g. bees, wasps, moths


Aprikos

From German Aprikose, from Dutch abrikoos, from Old French abricots, from Latin praecox.


Gäns

Backformation from Middle High German gense, plural of gans, from Old High German gans, from Proto-West Germanic *gans.
Luxembourgish and the surrounding dialects originally had forms with (sporadic?) loss of pre-fricative nasal (as also in the pronoun eis). The replacement of these forms under eastern influence began at an early stage, but the original form is still conserved in now archaic dialectal Gaus (plural Gäis).


Déier

From Old High German tior, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą. Cognate with German Tier, Dutch dier, English deer, Icelandic dýr.


Fuuss

From Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz.


Vull

Vull m (plural Vullen, diminutive Villchen)

From Middle High German vogel, from Old High German fogal, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz. The phonetic development is the same as e.g. in gezunn, from Middle High German gezogen. The variants Vugel and Vaul go back to Old High German fugal with lack of a-mutation; compare Ripuarian Vuggel.


Drauf

From Middle High German drūve, northern variant of drūbe, trūbe.


Dauf

Dauf f (plural Dauwen, diminutive Daifchen)

From Old High German dūva, a northern variety of tūba, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ. Cognate with German Taube, Dutch duif, West Frisian do, English dove.


Fräsch

From Old High German frosk, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz. Cognate with German Frosch, Dutch vors, Icelandic froskur.


Choufleur

[ˈʃuːˌfløː.ɐ]


Fruucht

From Old High German fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht, from Latin frūctus. Compare German Frucht, Dutch vrucht, English fruit.


Gromper

Contraction of *Grondbir, from Grond (“ground”) + Bir (“pear”). Compare regional German Grundbirne.


Ribb

From Middle High German rüebe, a variant of ruobe, from Old High German ruoba. Cognate with German Rübe, Icelandic rófa.


Kiischt

From Old High German kirsa. The expected form is Kiisch, the final -t was added by analogy (compare the rhymes).


Boun

From Old High German bōna, from Proto-Germanic *baunō.


Muert

From Old High German moraha, from Proto-Germanic *murhǭ. Cognate with German Möhre, Dutch moor, English more, Swedish morot.


Ierbes

From Old High German arawīz, from Proto-Germanic *arwīts. Cognate with German Erbse, Dutch erwt, Danish ært.


Stéier

From Old High German stior, from Proto-Germanic *steuraz. Cognate with German Stier, Dutch stier, and English steer.

Taurus (constellation and astrological sign)


Fliedermaus

[ˈfliə̯dɐˌmæˑʊ̯s]


Léiw

From Old High German lewo, a variant of lēo, from Latin leō. Compare German Löwe, Dutch leeuw. The unusual spelling with a final -w is based on the German form (compare the same in Méiw, German Möwe).

Leo (constellation and astrological sign)


Äerdbier

Äerdbier n or f or m (plural Äerdbieren)

[ˈɛːə̯tˌbiə]

From Old High German erdberi, from Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją; equivalent to Äerd (“earth”) + Bier (“berry”).


Kabes

From Middle High German *kabbez, variant of kabez, kappiz, from Old High German kabuz, from Latin caputia. Cognate with German Kappes, Central Franconian Kabbes.

(lit. meaning: cheese)


Fësch

From Old High German fisc, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz. Cognate with German Fisch, English fish, Dutch vis, and Icelandic fiskur.


Lëns

From Middle High German linse, from Old High German linsa. Cognate with German Linse.
Compare Latin lēns, Lithuanian lęšis, and Old Church Slavonic лѧща (lęšta) sounding too similar for a coincidence, however different enough to prohibit reconstruction of a common PIE protoform.
If ultimately a non-IE loanword, locating the source is virtually impossible because cultivation of lentil was widespread in the region since the Neolithic.


Bei

From Old High German bīa, from Proto-Germanic *bijō. Cognate with Dutch bij, West Frisian bij, English bee, Icelandic bý.


Zwiwwel

From Latin cēpula, diminutive of Latin cēpa. Compare German Zwiebel.


Kaweechelchen

From Kaw- + Eechelchen, the latter a diminutive of a reduced form (compare Central Franconian Eechert, etc.) of Middle High German eichorn, from Old High German eihhorno, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô, whence also German Eichhörnchen, Dutch eekhoorn. The first syllable Kaw- exists as a simplex in Central Franconian Kouert (etc.), perhaps from the verb for “to chew” (German kauen), though this association may be secondary. Generally, due to alteration, popular etymology, and root mixture, the words for “squirrel” show dozens of variants even within Luxembourgish and perhaps hundreds in Central Franconian at large.


Ënn

Inherited from Middle High German *ünne, from Old High German unna, from Proto-West Germanic *unnjā, from Latin ūniō (“onion”).


Apel

From Middle High German appel, from Old High German *appul (attested as appele, etc.), northern variant of aphul, from Proto-Germanic *aplaz. Cognate with German Apfel, Dutch appel, West Frisian apel, English apple.


Geess

From Middle High German and Old High German geiz, from Proto-West Germanic *gait. Cognate with German Geiß, Dutch geit, English goat, Danish ged.


Éil

From Middle High German āl, from Old High German āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz. The umlauted form Éil (instead of expected *Ol) was probably first restricted to the plural, then generalised, and finally restricted to the singular by creation of the double plural Éilen.


Bommel

Of imitative origin, similar to German Hummel and Dutch hommel.

onomatopoeic

imitative


Eechel

From Middle High German eichel, from Old High German eihhila, from Proto-West Germanic *aikilā.


Anchois

From French anchois, from Old Occitan anchoia, from Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē (“small fry”), from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē).


Hues

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Hues m (plural Huesen, diminutive Hieschen)

From Middle High German hase, Old High German haso, from Proto-West Germanic *hasō ~ *haʀ-.
Cognate with German Hase, Dutch haas, West Frisian hazze, English hare, Icelandic héri.


Iesel

From Middle High German esel, from Old High German esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil.


Eil

From Old High German ūwila, from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ. Cognate with German Eule, Dutch uil, English owl, Icelandic ugla.


Af

From Old High German affo, from Proto-Germanic *apô. Cognate with German Affe, English ape, Dutch aap, Icelandic api.


Margréitchen

/maʁˈɡʁɜɪ̯tɕən/


Rous

Borrowed from French rose, from Latin rosa.


Planz

From Old High German planza, northern variant of phlanza, from Latin planta. Cognate with German Pflanze, Dutch plant, English plant.


Blumm

Blumm f (plural Blummen, diminutive Blimmchen)

From Old High German bluomo, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô. Cognate with German Blume, Dutch bloem, English bloom, West Frisian blom, Icelandic blóm.


Schleek

Schleek m (plural Schleeken, diminutive Schleekchen)

Schleeken (plural)
Schleekchen (diminutive)

From Old High German slecko, from Proto-West Germanic *slikkō. Cognate with Dutch slak. The expected form would be Schleck (attested dialectally). The long vowel possibly through confluence with Old High German snagil, which would yield Luxembourgish *Schneel and survives as such in parts of Moselle Franconian.


Schlaang

From Old High German slango, from Proto-Germanic *slangô. Cognate with Hunsrik Schlang, German Schlange, Dutch slang.


Wuerm

From Old High German wurm, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz. Cognate with German Wurm, Hunsrik Worrem, Dutch worm, English worm, Icelandic ormur.


Kanarievillchen

Kanarievillchen m (plural Kanarievillercher)


Gaardeboun

[ˈɡaː(ʀ)dəˌbəʊ̯n]


Klett

From Middle High German klette, from Old High German kletta. Cognate with German Klette, Dutch klis, English clote.


Kaarp

From Middle High German karpe, from Old High German carpo, northern variant of Old High German karpho, from Latin carpo. Cognate with German Karpfen.


Kaméil

From Early Modern German Kamel, which see.


Kallef

Kallef n (plural Kaalwer, diminutive Källefchen)

Kaalwer (plural)
Källefchen (diminutive)

From Old High German calf, northern variant of kalb, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz. Cognate with German Kalb, Dutch kalf, English calf, Icelandic kálfur, West Frisian keal.


Guckuck

From Middle High German kukuk, from Old High German kukuc, of onomatopoeic value and therefore eluding the sound laws. Compare German Kuckuck, Dutch koekoek, English cuckoo, etc.


Eewäiss

[ˈeːˌvæˑɪ̯s]


Eegiel

From Ee (“egg”) + giel (“yellow”), after German Eigelb.


Hielenner

[ˈhiə̯ˌlænɐ]

From Middle High German *hölender, from Old High German holender, holinder, alternative forms of holuntar, whence German Holunder.


Dänn

From Middle High German tanne, from Old High German tanna, from Proto-West Germanic *dannā. Cognate with German Tanne, Dutch den.


Flou

From Old High German flōh, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz. Cognate with German Floh, Dutch vlo, English flea, Icelandic fló.


Heesprénger

/ˈheːˌʃpʀeŋɐ/


Hierk

From a contraction of Middle High German hærinc, from Old High German hāring, from Proto-West Germanic *hāring.


Hieselnoss

From Middle High German haselnuz, from Old High German hasalnuz; equivalent to Hiesel (“hazel”) + Noss (“nut”). The Luxembourgish -ie- goes back to an umlauted variant (hesel attested in early modern German).


Fillen

From Old High German fulīn, from Proto-Germanic *fulô. Cognate with dialectal German Füllen.


Ee

From Old High German ei, from Proto-Germanic *ajją.


Hong

From Old High German huon, from Proto-West Germanic *hōn, from Proto-Germanic *hōną. The expected Luxembourgish singular form is Hunn and hence accidentally the same as the word for “cock, rooster” (< Old High German hano). Hong is the regular dative singular (through velarization in an originally open syllable), which was generalized by analogy with the plural Hénger and the related word Hénkel (“chick”). Cognate with German Huhn, Dutch hoen, Low German Hohn.


Hunn

From Middle High German hane, from Old High German hano. Cognate with German Hahn, Dutch haan, West Frisian hoanne.


Noss

From Old High German nuz, from Proto-West Germanic *hnut, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts. Cognate with German Nuss, English nut, Dutch noot, Danish nød, Icelandic hneta, Swedish nöt.


Äisbier

/ˈæi̯sˌbiːʀ/

[ˈæˑɪ̯zˌbiː.ɐ]

From Äis (“ice”) + Bier (“bear”), after German Eisbär.


Adder

From Middle High German nātere, from Old High German nātara, from Proto-West Germanic *nadrā.
Cognate with German Otter, Dutch adder, English adder, Icelandic naðra.


Märel

From Middle High German merle, from Old High German merla, from Latin merula. Compare regional German Merle, Dutch merel.


Mësch

Mësch f (plural Mëschen, diminutive Mëschelchen)

Mëschen (plural)
Mëschelchen (diminutive)

From Latin musciō, derived from musca. Compare Dutch mus, Central Franconian Mösch.


Poufank

[ˈpəʊ̯ˌfɑŋk]

With irregular devoicing of the onset from Middle High German buochvinke. Cognate with German Buchfink.


Kréi

From Old High German krāha, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ. Cognate with German Krähe, English crow, Dutch kraai.


Kueb

Probably from a byform (*kope, *kobe) of Middle High German koppe (“crow, raven”), itself comparable to regional Dutch koop (“kite”), and perhaps further with West Frisian kob (“gull”), English cob (“gull; swan”).
In some neighbouring dialects of Moselle Franconian, the bird name coincides with pet forms of the name Jakob, which was traditionally given to tamed ravens in the German language area. In this case, interaction with the above Middle High German word is likely, but the details would need clarification.
Finally, Luxembourgish Kueb could stand for etymological *Kuerb, allowing for a derivation from Latin corvus (“raven”). However, many Moselle Franconian forms are unambiguously r-less, which makes this very unlikely.

der

crow, raven, jackdaw; a bird of the family Corvidae, chiefly a black one


Routbrëschtchen

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Routbrëschtchen f (plural Routbrëschtercher)

/ˈʀəʊ̯dˌbʀəʃtɕən/

From roud (“red”) + Broscht (“breast”) + -chen (diminutive).


Wuechtel

From Middle High German wahtel, from Old High German wahtala, from Proto-West Germanic *hwahtlā. Cognate with German Wachtel.


Schmuelef

lb-noun

Schmuelef f (plural Schmuelwen or Schmuelefen)

Schmuelwen (plural)
Schmuelefen (plural)

Alternative form of Schmuewel (“swallow”)


Spréif

From Proto-Germanic *sparwaz. Cognate with Dutch spreeuw, English sparrow.


Méiw

Probably from early modern German Möwe, Mewe, from Middle Low German mêwe, from Old Saxon mēu, from Proto-West Germanic *maiwī, from Proto-Germanic *maiwaz. Alternatively as a dialectal word through Middle Dutch mewe from the same Proto-Germanic source. The bird migrates southwards along the Rhine, Moselle, and Meuse, sometimes reaching Luxembourgish territory. Cognate with Dutch meeuw, English mew, Icelandic mávur.


Haifësch

From German Haifisch, from Hai + Fisch, the former from Dutch haai.


Hiecht

From Middle High German hecht, from Old High German hehhit. Cognate with German Hecht.


Frell

From Middle High German forhel, from Old High German forhana, from Proto-West Germanic *forhnu. Cognate with German Forelle, Dutch voorn, Old English forn.


Séihond

From Séi (“lake, sea”) + Hond (“dog”). Compare English Seehund


Wäschbier

From wäschen (“to wash”) + Bier (“bear”); a loan translation of German Waschbär.


Mierschwéngchen

Mierschwéngchen n (plural Mierschwéngercher)

/ˈmiə̯ˌʃweŋɕən/


Wisel

From Middle High German wisel(e), from Old High German wisula, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ. Cognate with German Wiesel, Dutch wezel, English weasel.


Mees

From Middle High German meise, from Old High German meisa, from Proto-West Germanic *maisā. Cognate with German Meise, Dutch mees, Old English māse.


Séipäerdchen

/ˈzɜɪ̯ˌpɛːə̯tɕən/

From Séi (“sea”) + Päerd (“horse”) + -chen (diminutive).


Schlei

From Middle High German slīge, from Old High German slīo, perhaps ultimately from the root of Schläim (“slime”). Cognate with German Schleie.


Baarf

From Middle High German barbe, from Old High German barbo, a borrowing from Latin barbus.


Schof

lb-noun

Schof n (plural Schof, diminutive Scheefchen)

From Old High German scāf, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą. Compare German Schaf, English sheep, Dutch schaap, West Frisian skiep.


Blatlaus

From Blat + Laus, probably after German Blattlaus.


Däreldéier

[ˈdɛː.ʀəlˌdɜɪ̯.ɐ]


Eech

From Old High German eih, from Proto-Germanic *aiks. Cognate with German Eiche, English oak, Dutch eik, West Frisian iik, Icelandic eik.


Spigelee

/ˈʃpiʑəlˌeː/


Geméis

From Middle High German gemüese, from Old High German muos, from Proto-Germanic *mōsą. Cognate with German Gemüse.


Harespel

Probably from Har (“horn”) + now dialectal Wëspel (“wasp”). Compare Ripuarian Wespel. This (secondary?) compound should be seen in light of German Hornisse, English hornet, whose first syllable was early on associated with horn (with which it is indeed related). The Luxembourgish word can, or could, indeed mean “hornet”, and the Luxemburger Wörterbuch names a connecting variant Hoarässel. The details of the development are very uncertain, given the wide variety of forms both within Luxembourgish and in other Germanic languages.


Waassermeloun

Waassermeloun f (plural Waassermelounen)

/ˈvaːsɐməˌləʊ̯n/

From Waasser (“water”) + Meloun (“melon”).


Wëld

From Middle High German wilt, from Old High German wild. Cognate with German Wild, Dutch wild.


Fierkel

From Old High German farhilī, diminutive of farah, from Proto-Germanic *farhaz. Cognate with German Ferkel, Dutch varken.


Fiicht

From Old High German fiuhta, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pewḱ-. Cognate with German Fichte; non-Germanic cognates include Greek πεύκο (péfko), Lithuanian pušis and possibly Latin picea.


Raut

From Middle High German rūte. Probably the same word as etymology 1, the name of the shape being taken from the plant's cross-shaped flower, which is reminiscent of a rhombus. This etymology is now predominantly accepted, but some sources still consider it uncertain.


Spannendéier

From Spann (“spider”) + Déier (“animal”), after German Spinnentier.


Steebock

Capricorn (constellation and astrological sign)


Skorpioun

Borrowed from German Skorpion, from Latin scorpio.

Scorpio (constellation and astrological sign)


Kriibs

From Old High German krebiz, from Proto-Germanic *krabitaz. Cognate with German Krebs, Dutch kreeft, Swedish kräfta.


Pällem

Back-formation from Pällemsonndeg (“Palm Sunday”); in many European countries boxwood (which is native to Europe) ashes are used in place of palms.


Batteralzem

From batter (“bitter”) + Alzem (“mugwort”).


Dëschtel

From Old High German distil, from Proto-Germanic *þistilaz. Cognate with German Distel, Dutch distel, English thistle, Icelandic þistill.


Réi

From Old High German rēho (“roe deer”), from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą (“deer”). Compare German Reh, Dutch ree, English roe.


Äsch

From Middle High German asche, from Old High German asca.


Schnadderint

Mareca strepera
Mareca strepera#Translingual


Tafelint

Aythya ferina
Aythya ferina#Translingual


Raup

From northern Middle High German rūpe, from Middle Low German rūpe, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *rūpō and related to *raupijaną (“to pluck”). Cognate with German Raupe, Hunsrik Raub, dialectal Dutch ruip.


Räer

From Old High German heigaro, reigaro, from Proto-Germanic *hraigrô. Cognate with German Reiher, Dutch reiger, Icelandic hegri.


Tureil

/ˈtuːə̯ˌɑi̯l/


Fléimouk

[ˈflɜɪ̯ˌməʊ̯k]


Äisvull

[ˈæˑɪ̯sˌful]


Leeëndecker

From Lee (“slate”) + -en- + Decker (“coverer”).


Hierschtkueb

From Hierscht (“harvest”) + Kueb (“crow”).


Gromees

/ˈɡʀoːˌmeːs/


Weidemees

/ˈvɑɪ̯dəˌmeːs/


Hauwemees

[ˈhɑʊ̯vəˌmeːs]


Blomees

From blo (“blue”) + Mees (“tit”), after German Blaumeise.


Spiecht

From Old High German speht, from Proto-West Germanic *spiht, from Proto-Germanic *spihtaz. Cognate with German Specht, Dutch specht, English speight, Swedish spett.


Routdréischel

lb-noun

Routdréischel f (plural Routdréischelen)

/ˈʀəʊ̯dˌdʀɜɪ̯ʃəl/

From rout (“red”) + Dréischel (“thrush”).


Brongbrëschtchen

Brongbrëschtchen n (plural Brongbrëschtercher)

[ˈbʀoŋˌbʀəʃtɕən]

From brong (“brown”) + Broscht (“breast”) + -chen (diminutive).


Dréischel

From Middle High German droschel, from Old High German throskela, from Proto-West Germanic *þrosklā, *þrostlā (“thursh”).

Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris#Translingual

field mushroom, common mushroom (Agaricus campestris)


Nuechtegailchen

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Nuechtegailchen f (plural Nuechtegailercher)

/ˈnuə̯χteɡɑɪ̯lχen/

[ˈnuə̯ɕtəɡɑɪ̯lɕən]

From Old High German nahtigala ( + -chen), from Proto-West Germanic *nahtigalā.


Ramm

From Middle High German ram, from Old High German hram, from Proto-West Germanic *hrabn. Compare Old Dutch *hram (attested in place names). The uncontracted form Old High German hraban is continued in regional Luxembourgish Rof. Cognate with German Rabe, Dutch raaf, English raven, Icelandic hrafn.


Blobrëschtchen

Blobrëschtchen n (plural Blobrëschtercher)

[ˈbloːˌbʁəʃtɕən]

From blo (“blue”) + Broscht (“breast”) + -chen (diminutive).


Weid

From Middle High German wīde, from Old High German wīda, from Proto-Germanic *wīþijō, from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis (“that which twines or bends, branch, switch”). Cognate with German Weide, Dutch wijde.


Routschwanz

/ˈʀəʊ̯tʃwɑnt͡s/


Wisepiipsert

From Wiss (“meadow”) + Piipsert (“pipit”).

Anthus pratensis
Anthus pratensis#Translingual


Waasserpiipsert

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Waasserpiipsert m (plural Waasserpiipsert)

From Waasser (“water”) + Piipsert (“pipit”).


Mamendéier

/ˈmaːmənˌdɜɪ̯ɐ/


Pohunn

From obsolete Po + Hunn (“cock, rooster”). The former is from Middle High German pāwe, the West Central German form of phāwe, from Latin pāvō.


Wanterpanewippchen

Wanterpanewippchen m (plural Wanterpanewippercher)

From Wanter (“winter”) + Panewippchen (“wagtail”).


Päinetsch

/ˈpæːɪ̯nət͡ʃ/


Sauerampel

/ˈzɑʊ̯ɐˌɑmpəl/


Granatapel

[ɡʀɑˈnaːˌdaːpəl]


Passiounsfruucht

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Passiounsfruucht f (plural Passiounsfriichten)

From Passioun (“passion”) + -s- + Fruucht (“fruit”).


Päerdsbier

[ˈpɛːə̯t͡sˌbiə̯]


Käschtebam

From Käscht (“chestnut”) + Bam (“tree”).


Promm

From Old High German pfrūma, from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον (proûmnon).


Happ

Humulus lupulus
Humulus lupulus#Translingual


Quitt

Back-formation from Quidden, from Middle High German quiden, northern variant of quiten, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *quidonia, from classical cydōnium. An equivalent backformation occurred in Dutch kwee, whereas German Quitte is a regular development.


Piisch

From Middle High German bersich, from Old High German bersih, extended form of bars, whence German Barsch, etc. The further development as in etymology 1. For the initial p-, influence by French perche is possible.


Bich

From Old High German *buohhia, from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā.

Am Park sti vill héich Bichen


Eeërschuel

[ˈeː.ɐˌʃuə̯l]


Drecksschlapp

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Drecksschlapp f (plural Drecksschlappen)


Reeboufrell

/ˈʀeːbəʊ̯ˌfʀæl/

From Reebou (“rainbow”) + Frell (“trout”).


Baachfrell

/ˈbaːχˌfʀæl/

From Baach (“brook, stream”) + Frell (“trout”).


Lamprouer

[ˈlɑmpʀəʊ̯ɐ]


Graskaarp

Ctenopharyngodon idella
Ctenopharyngodon idella


Routa

From rout (“red”) + A (“eye”). Compare German Rotauge.

Rutilus rutilus
Rutilus rutilus#Translingual


Nénga

From néng (“nine”) + A (“eye”), thus literally "nine eyes", after the parallel orifices near the head; compare German Neunauge.


Karausch

Carassius carassius
Carassius carassius#Translingual


Grondel

From Middle High German grundel, from Old High German grundila. Cognate with German Grundel.


Meefësch

From Mee (“May”) + Fësch (“fish”). Compare German Maifisch.

shad, specifically the allis shad (Alosa alosa)


Laangfëschmudder

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Laangfëschmudder f (plural Laangfëschmudderen)

From Laangfësch (“eel”) + Mudder (“mother”).


Makréil

From Middle High German makrēle, a borrowing from Old French maquerel.


Reewuerm

/ˈʀeːvuːə̯m/


Baachnénga

From Baach (“brook”) + Nénga (“lamprey”).


Sëlwerkaarp

silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)


Schneiderfësch

Schneiderfësch m (plural Schneiderfësch)

/ˈʃnɑɪ̯dɐˌfəʃ/


Routfieder

/ˈʀəʊ̯tfiə̯dɐ/


Spigelkaarp

From Spigel (“mirror”) + Kaarp (“carp”).


Steepiisch

From Steen (“stone”) + Piisch (“perch”).


Onkraut

/ˈoŋkʀæːʊ̯t/


Hengscht

From Old High German hengist, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz. Cognate with German Hengst, Dutch hengst, North Frisian hingst, Icelandic hestur.


Wierbeldéier

/ˈviːʀbelˌdɜɪ̯ɐ/

[ˈviːə̯bəlˌdɜɪ̯ɐ]

From Wierbel (“vertebra”) + Déier (“animal”).


Schnieweldéier

Schnieweldéier n (plural Schnieweldéieren)

/ˈʃniə̯vəlˌdɜɪ̯ɐ/

From Schniewel (“beak”) + Déier (“animal”).


Schnéikläckelchen

Schnéikläckelchen f (plural Schnéikläckelcher)

/ˈʃnɜɪ̯ˌklækəlɕən/

From Schnéi (“snow”) + Klack (“bell”) + -elchen (diminutive).


Ochs

From German Ochse. The originally Luxembourgish form is Uess, which is still in use, but now less common.

Kuck dach, wuer s de trëppels, du Ochs!


Bettseechesch

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Bettseechesch f (plural Bettseecheschen)

[ˈbætˌzeː.ɕəʃ]

From Bett (“bed”) + Seecher (“pisser, urinator”) + -sch (female suffix), thus “bed-wetting girl”. The name is due to the plant's diuretic effect. Compare dialectal German Bettseicher, French pissenlit; further also the synonym Pissblumm, Dutch pisbloem, etc.


Schnuddelhong

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Schnuddelhong n (plural Schnuddelhénger)


Kueder

From Middle High German kater, from Old High German kataro. Cognate with German Kater.


Odermëllech

/ˈoːdɐˌmələɕ/


Lann

From Old High German linda, from Proto-Germanic *lindijō.


Weed

From Old High German wīda. Cognate with German Weide, Icelandic víðir.


Léierchen

[ˈlɜɪ̯.ɐ.ɕən]

From Middle High German lērche, from Old High German lērahha. Cognate with German Lerche, English lark, Dutch leeuwerik, Icelandic lævirki. The Luxembourgish form is the original plural reinterpreted as a diminutive.


Zeck

From Middle High German zecke, from Old High German zecko, from Proto-West Germanic *tīkō (“tick”). Cognate with German Zecke.


Fallek

From Middle High German valke, from Old High German falco, from Proto-West Germanic *falkō, from Proto-Germanic *falkô. Cognate with German Falke, Dutch valk.


Far

From Middle High German varn, from Old High German farn, from Proto-West Germanic *farn. Cognate with German Farn, Dutch varen, English fern, West Frisian fear.


Luuss

Inherited from Old High German luhs, from Proto-Germanic *luhsaz. Cognate with German Luchs, Dutch los.

(dated) Alternative form of Luchs (“lynx”)


Hammbier

From Middle High German hintber, from Old High German hintberi, from Proto-West Germanic *hindibaʀi.


Kéiseker

Derived from Kéis (“cheese”) because of a popular belief (also found in parts of the Rhineland) that the hedgehog drinks from cow udders at night. Formally perhaps an alteration of the variant Kéiselek, which is equivalent to an English *cheeseling.


Preiselbier

Preiselbier f or n (plural Preiselbieren)


Rout Molbier

Rout Molbier n or f (plural Rout Molbieren)


Hielenter

From Middle High German *hölender, from Old High German holender, holinder, alternative forms of holuntar, whence German Holunder.


Poivron

Capsicum annuum
Capsicum annuum#Translingual


Zigarett

/t͡siɡɑˈʀæt/

[t͡siɡɑˈʀæt]


Schnéieil

From Schnéi (“snow”) + Eil (“owl”). Compare German Schneeeule.


Wantergréng

/vˈɑntɐɡʀeŋ/

[vˈɑntɐɡʀeŋ]

From Wanter (“winter”) + gréng (“green”). Compare English wintergreen.


Schmuewel

From Middle High German swal(e)we, from Old High German swalawa, from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ. The Luxembourgish -ue- requires an open syllable, which may mean that the metathesis to *swawel happened early (cf. dialectal Dutch zwavel, on the other hand the form Schmuelef). The -m- is due to dissimilation and found in various parts of Moselle Franconian. Throughout continental West Germanic this word shows an abundance of interacting forms and alterations.