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

Kierbiischt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Biischt

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

via Luxembourgish kieren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishkierento sweep, to brush
2Middle High Germankēren—
3Old High Germankerian—
4Proto-Germanickarzijanąto turn, sweep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵers-to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís →