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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

Definitions

  1. malicious; malignant

Ancestry of “béisaarteg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishbéisevil, bad; angry; second-person singular present...
2Old High Germanbōsi—
3Proto-West Germanic*bausī—
4Proto-Germanicbausuzinflated; swollen; puffed up; proud; arrogant;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
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