A

The first letter of the Luxembourgish alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.


Mo

From Old High German mago, from Proto-Germanic *magô.


Band

Probably either borrowed from German Band, or inherited from Old High German bant.


Gal

From Middle High German galle, from Old High German galla, from Proto-Germanic *gallō. Cognate with German Galle, Dutch gal, English gall, West Frisian galle.


Hals

From Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.


Long

From Old High German lunga, from Proto-Germanic *lungô. Cognate with German Lunge, Dutch long, English lung, Icelandic lunga.


Hand

lb-noun

Hand f (plural Hänn, diminutive Händchen)

From Middle High German and Old High German *hand, northern variant of hant, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.


Seen

Borrowed from German Sehne, from Old High German sena, from Proto-Germanic *senawō. Cognate with English sinew, Dutch zenuw, Icelandic sin, Danish sene.


Bauch

From Middle High German būch, from Old High German būh, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, body”). More at bouk.


Oder

From Middle High German āder, from Old High German ādra, from Proto-West Germanic *ādrā.


Bak

From Old High German backo. Cognate with German Backe.


Schenkel

From Middle High German schenkel, schinkel, from Old High German scanca.


Handgelenk

From Hand + Gelenk, after German Handgelenk.


Blinddarm

Alternative spelling of Blinddaarm (“appendix”)


Broch

From Middle High German bruch, from Old High German bruh, from Proto-West Germanic *bruki. Cognate with German Bruch, Dutch breuk, English breach.


Häerz

From Middle High German herz, from Old High German herza, from Proto-Germanic *hertô. Cognate with German Herz, English heart, Icelandic hjarta, Dutch hart, Swedish hjärta.


Knéchel

From Middle High German knüchel, from Old High German *knuchil, from Proto-Germanic *knukilaz (“knuckle”), diminutive of *knukô (“joint”). Compare German Knöchel, Hunsrik Knechel.


Zant

From Middle High German zant, zan, from Old High German zand, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs.


Aarm

From Old High German arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.


Fanger

From Middle High German vinger, from Old High German fingar.


Ouer

Ouer n (plural Oueren, diminutive Éierchen)

From Old High German ōra, from Proto-Germanic *ausô. Cognate with German Ohr.


Lëps

From Old High German lefs, from Proto-West Germanic *lepuʀ. The consonantism -ps may be a simple phonetic simplification, or a blend with the northern form of the same root that led to German Lippe. The dialectal border between both forms runs close to Luxembourg. Cognate with German Lefze (and Lippe).


Schëller

From Middle High German schulter, from Old High German scultera, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldru. Cognate with German Schulter, Dutch schouder, English shoulder.


Ielebou

[ˈiə̯ləˌbəʊ̯]

From Old High German elinbogo, from Proto-Germanic *alinabugô. Cognate with German Ellenbogen, Dutch ellenboog, English elbow, Icelandic olnbogi.


Aperhoer

From older Aper (“eyebrow”) + Hoer (“hair”).


Daum

Daum m (plural Daumen, diminutive Daimchen)

From Middle High German dūme, from Old High German dūmo, from Proto-Germanic *þūmô. Cognate with German Daumen, Dutch duim, English thumb.


Fangernol

[ˈfɑŋɐˌnoːl]

From Middle High German vingernagel. Analysable as Fanger (“finger”) + Nol (“nail”).


Liewer

From Old High German levera, northern variant of lebara, from Proto-Germanic *librō.


Nues

From Old High German nasa, from Proto-Germanic *nasō. Cognate with German Nase, North Frisian naas, Icelandic nös; also related to Dutch neus, English nose, West Frisian noas.

E puer Mol hannereneen huet hie mech mat der Stir op de Bord vum Dësch gedonnert bis d'Blutt aus menger Nues gesprëtzt koum.

2013, Christiane de Bricasart, Wann d'Rous sech verstoppt fir ze kräischen, →ISBN:

Several times in a row he thumped my forehead on the edge of the table until blood sprayed out of my nose.


Kënn

From Old High German kinni, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz. Cognate with German Kinn, Dutch kin, English chin.


Blos

From Middle High German blāse, from Old High German blāsa. Cognate with German Blase.


Knéi

From Middle High German knie, from Old High German kneo, from Proto-West Germanic *kneu, from Proto-Germanic *knewą. Cognate with German Knie, Dutch knie, English knee, Icelandic hné.


Rëpp

From Old High German ribbi, from Proto-Germanic *ribją. Cognate with German Rippe, Dutch rib, English rib, Icelandic rif.


Nier

From German Niere, from Middle High German niere, from Old High German nioro, from Proto-Germanic *neurô. The native form Néier still underlies in Éierchen (“kidney as food”).


Ënnerläif

[ˈənɐˌlæˑɪ̯f]


Zong

From Middle High German zunge, from Old High German zunga, from Proto-West Germanic *tungā, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”).


Fousssuel

[ˈfəʊ̯zˌzuə̯l]

[ˈfəʊ̯ˌsuə̯l]


Kapp

Kapp m (plural Käpp, diminutive Käppchen)

From Middle High German kop, from Old High German copp, northern variant of koph, from Proto-West Germanic *kopp. Cognate with German Kopf, Dutch kop, West Frisian kop, English cop.


Fouss

From Old High German fuoz, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts. Cognate with German Fuß, Dutch voet, West Frisian foet, English foot, Icelandic fótur.


Zéif

From Old High German *zēwa, alternative form of zēha, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ. Most closely related with Alemannic German Zeewe, Middle Low German têwe. Also cognate with German Zeh, Zehe, Dutch teen, English toe, Danish tå, Icelandic tá.


Broscht

From Old High German brust, from Proto-Germanic *brusts. Cognate with German Brust, Dutch borst.


Been

Been n (plural Been, diminutive Beenchen or Bengchen)

Been (plural)
Beenchen (diminutive)
Bengchen (diminutive)

From Central Franconian Been, from Middle High German bein, from Old High German bein, from Proto-West Germanic *bain, from Proto-Germanic *bainą, from *bainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂-.


Daarm

From Old High German darm, from Proto-Germanic *þarmaz. Cognate with German Darm, Dutch darm, English tharm, Icelandic þarmur.


Bandscheif

[ˈbɑnˌt͡ʃɑɪ̯f]

From Band (“ligament”) + Scheif (“disc”).


Drog

From German Droge, from French drogue. The word might also have been borrowed directly from French, but the pronunciation with a long [oː]-sound hints at German origin.


Knéischeif

/ˈknɜɪ̯ʃɑɪ̯f/


Hëft

With paragogic -t under influence of German Hüfte from older Hëff, backformation from Middle High German hüffe, plural of huf, from
Old High German huf, from Proto-West Germanic *hupi. Cognate with Dutch heup, English hip, Danish hofte.


Schank

From Middle High German schinke, from Old High German skinca. Cognate with German Schinken (“ham”).


Scheedenagank

/ˈʃeːdənˌɑɡɑŋk/

From Scheed (“vagina”) + Agank (“entrance”).


Eeërstack

[ˈeː.ɐˌʃtɑk]

From Eeër + Stack, after German Eierstock.


Gäipmännchen

[ˈɡæˑɪ̯bˌmænɕən]

From gäipen (“to lust, especially for food; to look and wait greedily to get a bite”) + Männchen (“little man”). The former is either an unshifted relict form or of Low Franconian origin. It is identical with Middle Dutch gîpen (“to gape, gasp, open one’s mouth greedily”), from Old Dutch gīpōn, whence also Dutch gijpen (“to gasp for air”). The High German form in German Geifer (“spittle dripping from the mouth”).


Scheed

From Middle High German scheide, from Old High German skeida, from Proto-West Germanic *skaiþiju. Cognate with German Scheide, Dutch schede, English sheath, Icelandic skeið.

boundary of a plot of fields or a municipality (most often in placenames)


dréchen

lb-adj

dréchen (masculine dréchenen, neuter dréchent, comparative méi dréchen, superlative am dréchensten)

dréchenen (masculine)
dréchent (neuter)
méi dréchen (comparative)
am dréchensten (superlative)
hien ass dréchen (masculine predicative singular)
si ass dréchen (feminine predicative singular)
et ass dréchen (neuter predicative singular)
si si dréchen (plural predicative)
si sinn dréchen (plural predicative)
dréchenen (accusative attributive masculine nominative singular with-determiner)
dréchen (accusative attributive feminine nominative singular with-determiner)
dréchent (accusative attributive neuter nominative singular with-determiner)
dréchen (accusative attributive nominative plural with-determiner)
dréchenen (accusative masculine nominative singular without-determiner)
dréchen (accusative feminine nominative singular without-determiner)
dréchenes (accusative neuter nominative singular without-determiner)
dréchener (accusative nominative plural without-determiner)
dréchenen (dative masculine singular with-head)
dréchener (dative feminine singular with-head)
dréchenen (dative neuter singular with-head)
dréchenen (dative plural with-head)
dréchenem (dative masculine singular)
dréchener (dative feminine singular)
dréchenem (dative neuter singular)
dréchenen (dative plural)

Ultimately from a blend of Proto-Germanic *druknaz and *drūgiz, whose dialectal border runs close to Luxembourg. In the Middle High German dialects underlying Luxembourgish, the former yielded drucken [ˈdrukːən], while the latter yielded drǖge [ˈdryːɣə]. These forms then influenced each other and (perhaps through intermediates like *drücken vs. *drǖgen) ultimately merged into *drüchen.
From Proto-Germanic *druknaz are German trocken, Yiddish טרוקן (trukn). From Proto-Germanic *drūgiz are Central Franconian drüch, drei(ch), Limburgish druug, English dry. From a third variant *draugiz are Dutch droog, Low German dröög. All mean “dry”.

Wëlls de léiwer en dréchene Wäin oder e séissen?

Would you prefer a dry wine or a sweet one?


Feescht

From Old High German fersna, from Proto-Germanic *fersnō.


Gesiicht

From Middle High German gesiht, from Old High German gisiht, from Proto-West Germanic *gasihti.

Hatt huet e ganz schéint Gesiicht.


Bauchspeicheldrüs

lb-noun

Bauchspeicheldrüs f (plural Bauchspeicheldrüsen)

[ˈbæːʊ̯χˌʃpɑɪ̯ɕəlˌdʀyːs]


Waarzel

From Old High German warza, from Proto-Germanic *wartǭ. Cognate with German Warze, Hunsrik Waarz, Dutch wrat, English wart, Icelandic varta.


Réckstrank

/ˈʀekʃtʀɑŋk/


Krapp

From Old High German kropf (“crop, craw [of a bird]”), from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz. The sense “goitre” comes from extension of the original meaning.


Gumm

From Middle High German guome, from Old High German guomo, from Proto-West Germanic *gōmō, from Proto-Germanic *gōmô.
Cognate with English gum, Icelandic gómur. Also related with German Gaumen from the more common variant Old High German goumo, from Proto-Germanic *gaumô.


asetzen

lb-verb

asetzen (third-person singular present setzt an, past participle agesat, auxiliary verb hunn)

setzt an (present singular third-person)
agesat (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
asetzen (infinitive)
agesat (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
setzen an (first-person indicative present singular)
setz an (indicative present second-person singular)
setz an (imperative second-person singular)
setzt an (indicative present singular third-person)
setzen an (first-person indicative plural present)
setzt an (indicative plural present second-person)
setzt an (imperative plural second-person)
setzen an (indicative plural present third-person)
n
indicates the Eifeler Regel.
nn indicates the Eifeler Regel.

[ˈɑˌzæt͡sən]

From Old High German insezzen. Equivalent to an- (“in-”) + setzen (“to put”).


ofsetzen

ofsetzen (third-person singular present setzt of, past participle ofgesat, auxiliary verb hunn)

setzt of (present singular third-person)
ofgesat (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
ofsetzen (infinitive)
ofgesat (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
setzen of (first-person indicative present singular)
setz of (indicative present second-person singular)
setz of (imperative second-person singular)
setzt of (indicative present singular third-person)
setzen of (first-person indicative plural present)
setzt of (indicative plural present second-person)
setzt of (imperative plural second-person)
setzen of (indicative plural present third-person)
n
indicates the Eifeler Regel.
nn indicates the Eifeler Regel.

From of- (“from-; off-; down-”) + setzen (“to put”).

affix

(transitive, medicine) to stop taking (a drug)


Wued

From Old High German wado, from Proto-Germanic *waþwô. Cognate with German Wade (“calf”), Dutch wade (“popliteal”), Icelandic vöðvi (“muscle”).


Mëlz

From Old High German milzi, from Proto-Germanic *miltiją. Cognate with German Milz, Dutch milt, Icelandic milta.


Häerzinfarkt

From German Herzinfarkt. By surface analysis, Häerz + Infarkt.