Where does “Hierschtkueb” come from?

Hierschtkueb (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Hierscht, from Proto-Germanic harbistaz, from Proto-Germanic harbaz, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Hierschtkueb (Luxembourgish): rook

Definitions

  1. rook

Ancestry of “Hierschtkueb”, step by step

Hierschtkueb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Hierscht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishHierschtautumn; fall
2Proto-Germanicharbistazharvest; autumn, fall
3Proto-Germanicharbaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Luxembourgish Kueb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishKuebcrow; raven
2Middle High Germankoppecrow, raven, rook
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harbaz →
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