Where does “Schpotyaahr” come from?

Schpotyaahr (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German schpot, from Old High German spāti, from Proto-West Germanic *spādī, from Proto-Germanic spēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

Schpotyaahr (Pennsylvania German): autumn, fall

Definitions

  1. autumn, fall

Ancestry of “Schpotyaahr”, step by step

Schpotyaahr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German schpot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania Germanschpotlate
2Old High Germanspāti—
3Proto-West Germanic*spādīlate
4Proto-Germanicspēdizlate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-tí-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

via Pennsylvania German Yaahr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanYaahryear
2Middle High Germanjāryear
3Old High Germanjāryear
4Proto-West Germanicjāryear
5Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

Words derived from “Schpotyaahr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-tí-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic spēdiz →