Where does “Kehricht” come from?

Kehricht (German) comes from German kehren, from Middle High German kēren, from Old High German kerian, from Proto-Germanic karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- — to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

Kehricht (German): dust, grime, soil spreading the ground in a flat fashion and attainable by the besom

Definitions

  1. dust, grime, soil spreading the ground in a flat fashion and attainable by the besom

Ancestry of “Kehricht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankehrento sweep; to turn; to care about
2Middle High Germankēren—
3Old High Germankerian—
4Proto-Germanickarzijanąto turn, sweep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵers-to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

Words derived from “Kehricht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karzijaną →Every word from Old High German kerian →