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Where does “Krëppebësser” come from?

Krëppebësser (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Krëpp, from Old High German krippa, from Proto-Germanic kribjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Krëppebësser (Luxembourgish): malicious person, malevolent person

Definitions

  1. malicious person, malevolent person

Ancestry of “Krëppebësser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishKrëppmanger
2Old High Germankrippa—
3Proto-Germanickribjǭa wickerwork; crate; wooden trough; manger; a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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