Etymology

Luxembourg

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Today it means: A small country in Western Europe. Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Capital and largest city: Luxembourg. Full definition →

Middle High German Luccelemburc ← Old High German Lucilinburhuc ← Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*lūtilaz
  2. Old High German · derived fromLucilinburhuc
  3. Middle High German · derived fromLuccelemburc
  4. English todayLuxembourg

From Middle High German Luccelemburc, from Old High German Lucilinburhuc, ultimately from luzil (“little”) + burg (“castle”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz and *burgz. Piecewise doublet of Littleborough and Littlebury.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*lūtilaz all →

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