Where does “Bréifkëscht” come from?
Bréifkëscht (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Bréif, from Old High German briaf, from Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.
Bréifkëscht (Luxembourgish): mailbox, postbox
Definitions
- mailbox, postbox
Ancestry of “Bréifkëscht”, step by step
Bréifkëscht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Bréif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Bréif | letter |
| 2 | Old High German | briaf | — |
| 3 | Latin | breve | nominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |