Where does “knaschteg” come from?

knaschteg (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish -eg, from Old High German -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

knaschteg (Luxembourgish): nasty, mean; dirty, unclean

Definitions

  1. nasty, mean; dirty, unclean

Ancestry of “knaschteg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgish-eg-y, forming adjectives from nouns or verb stems
2Old High German-ig—
3Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
4Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -g →