buerbes

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Contraction of the variant above (*buerwes, then by assimilation buerbes); compare Yiddish באָרוועס (borves). Further from Middle High German barvüeze, from Old High German barafuozi, an adjective derived from the adverb *barafuoz, from Proto-West Germanic *barafōt. Cognate with German barfuß, English barefoot etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbuə̯bəs]

Adverb

buerbes

  1. barefoot
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