Where does “kieren” come from?
kieren (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German kēren, from Old High German kerian, from Proto-Germanic karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- — to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...
kieren (Luxembourgish): to sweep, to brush
Ancestry of “kieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kēren | — |
| 2 | Old High German | kerian | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |
Words derived from “kieren”