Where does “אַגבֿ” come from?

אַגבֿ (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew אגב, from Aramaic אגב, from Aramaic עַל גַּב.

אַגבֿ (Yiddish): incidentally, by the way

Definitions

  1. incidentally, by the way

Ancestry of “אַגבֿ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאגבby the way
2Aramaicאגב—
3Aramaicעַל גַּב—

Words derived from “אַגבֿ”

Every word from Aramaic עַל גַּב →Every word from Aramaic אגב →Every word from Hebrew אגב →