Where does “verklempt” come from?
verklempt (English) comes from Yiddish פֿאַרקלעמט, from Yiddish פֿאַר, from Old High German vür, from Old High German furi, from Proto-West Germanic furi, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
verklempt (English): Overcome with emotion, choked up; Flustered,...
Definitions
- Overcome with emotion, choked up; Flustered,...
Ancestry of “verklempt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | פֿאַרקלעמט | depressed, distraught; choked up, extremely... |
| 2 | Yiddish | פֿאַר | for; than; before, in front of, ahead of, prior... |
| 3 | Old High German | vür | — |
| 4 | Old High German | furi | before; for; because of |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | furi | for; before; forward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |