Where does “béisaarteg” come from?
béisaarteg (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish béis, 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...
béisaarteg (Luxembourgish): malicious; malignant
Ancestry of “béisaarteg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | béis | evil, bad; angry; second-person singular present... |
| 2 | Old High German | bōsi | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *bausī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bausuz | inflated; swollen; puffed up; proud; arrogant;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |