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
Ancestry of “Schpotyaahr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania German | schpot | late |
| 2 | Old High German | spāti | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *spādī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spēdiz | late |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁-tí-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |