Where does “אַוועקרײַסן” come from?

אַוועקרײַסן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אַוועק, from Yiddish וועג, from Middle High German wec, from Old High German weg, from Proto-West Germanic weg, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

אַוועקרײַסן (Yiddish): to snatch away

Definitions

  1. to snatch away

Ancestry of “אַוועקרײַסן”, step by step

אַוועקרײַסן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish אַוועק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאַוועקaway
2Yiddishוועגway
3Middle High Germanwecplace, side
4Old High Germanwegway
5Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
6Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Yiddish רײַסן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishרײַסןto tear, rip
2Middle High Germanrīzento tear, rend, rip
3Old High Germanrīzanto scratch
4Proto-West Germanichrītanto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
5Proto-Germanichrītanąto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic weg →