Where does “verkakte” come from?
verkakte (English) comes from Yiddish פֿאַרקאַקטע, from Yiddish פֿאַרקאַקט, from Yiddish פֿאַרקאַקן, from Yiddish פֿאַר־, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
verkakte (English): shitty, crappy
Definitions
- shitty, crappy
Ancestry of “verkakte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿאַרקאַקטע | feminine/neuter nominative/accusative of... |
| 2 | Yiddish | פֿאַרקאַקט | lousy; screwed up; washed up; shitty, crappy,... |
| 3 | Yiddish | פֿאַרקאַקן | — |
| 4 | Yiddish | פֿאַר־ | Implies completeness of an action, the initiation... |
| 5 | Middle High German | ver- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |