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Where does “Kierbiischt” come from?

Kierbiischt (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Biischt, 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.

Kierbiischt (Luxembourgish): broom

Definitions

  1. broom

Ancestry of “Kierbiischt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishBiischtbrush
2Middle High Germanbürste—
3Old High Germanburstbristle
4Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
5Proto-Germanicbʰurstís—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
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