gréissen
Luxemburgeois
/ˈɡʀei̯sen/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to greet
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German grüezen inherited from Old High German gruozzen inherited from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną (address, make cry, greet, scold).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*grōtijaną
Gloss
address, make cry, greet, scold
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autogreet English
- begreet English
- begrutten English
- greet English
- greetable English
- greetee English
- greeter English
- greetest English
- greeteth English
- misgreet English
- regreet English
- regret English
- Grüßaugust German
- begrüßen German
- grüßen German
- begroeten Dutch, Flemish
- groeten Dutch, Flemish
- groetenis Dutch, Flemish
- *grōtijaną Proto-Germanic
- grētan Old English
- greten Middle English
- grœta Old Norse
- grǿta Old Norse
- græta Icelandic
- groeten Middle Dutch
- gruozzen Old High German
- grüezen Middle High German
- begréissen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *grōtijan gmw-pro
- *gruoten Old Dutch
- grüazan Cimbrian
- grotian Old Saxon
- grōtian Old Saxon
- grüesse Alemannic German
- groetsje Western Frisian