Where does “אַראָפּ־באַרג” come from?

אַראָפּ־באַרג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish באַרג, from Middle High German bërc, from Old High German berg, from Proto-West Germanic berg, from Proto-Germanic bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

אַראָפּ־באַרג (Yiddish): downhill

Definitions

  1. downhill

Ancestry of “אַראָפּ־באַרג”, step by step

אַראָפּ־באַרג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish באַרג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבאַרגmountain
2Middle High Germanbërca mountain
3Old High Germanbergmountain, hill
4Proto-West Germanicberghill, mountain
5Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Yiddish אַראָפּ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאַראָפּdown, downward
2Yiddishאָפּoff
3Middle High Germanabe—
4Old High Germanabof
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bergaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berg →