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Where does “béis” come from?

béis (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German bōsi, from Proto-West Germanic *bausī, from Proto-Germanic bausuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

béis (Luxembourgish): evil, bad; angry; second-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. evil, bad; angry; second-person singular present...

Ancestry of “béis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbōsi—
2Proto-West Germanic*bausī—
3Proto-Germanicbausuzinflated; swollen; puffed up; proud; arrogant;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “béis”

  • béisaarteg
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