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Where does “Buuscht” come from?

Buuscht (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German bürste, from Old High German burst, from Proto-Germanic burstiz, from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

Buuscht (Luxembourgish): hair; tuft

Definitions

  1. hair; tuft

Ancestry of “Buuscht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbürste—
2Old High Germanburstbristle
3Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
4Proto-Germanicbʰurstís—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
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