Where does “Beicht” come from?
Beicht (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German bigiht, from Proto-Germanic jihtiz, from Proto-Germanic jehaną, from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.
Beicht (Luxembourgish): confession
Ancestry of “Beicht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | bigiht | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | jihtiz | statement, confession; pain, cramp; paralysis |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jehaną | to speak, say, express |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yék-e-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |
Words derived from “Beicht”