Where does “gheșeftărie” come from?
gheșeftărie (Romanian) comes from Romanian gheșeft, from Yiddish געשעפֿט, from Middle High German gescheft, from Old High German giscaft, from Proto-West Germanic *gaskafti, from Proto-Germanic gaskaftiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
gheșeftărie (Romanian): illegal business, swindle, racketeering
Definitions
- illegal business, swindle, racketeering
Ancestry of “gheșeftărie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | gheșeft | illegal business, swindle, racketeering |
| 2 | Yiddish | געשעפֿט | shop |
| 3 | Middle High German | gescheft | — |
| 4 | Old High German | giscaft | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *gaskafti | creation |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gaskaftiz | creation |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |