Where does “łapserdak” come from?
łapserdak (Polish) comes from Yiddish לאַפּסערדאַק, from Yiddish לײַב, from Middle High German līp, from Old High German līb, from Proto-West Germanic līb, from Proto-Germanic lībą, from Proto-Germanic lībaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
łapserdak (Polish): ragamuffin, tatterdemalion
Definitions
- ragamuffin, tatterdemalion
Ancestry of “łapserdak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | לאַפּסערדאַק | lapserdak; tallis koton, tallit katan;... |
| 2 | Yiddish | לײַב | body |
| 3 | Middle High German | līp | — |
| 4 | Old High German | līb | life |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | līb | body; life |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |