Where does “אַראָפּפֿאַלן” come from?
אַראָפּפֿאַלן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿאַלן, from Middle High German vallen, from Old High German fallan, from Proto-West Germanic fallan, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
אַראָפּפֿאַלן (Yiddish): fall, fall down; lose heart, lose courage
Definitions
- fall, fall down; lose heart, lose courage
Ancestry of “אַראָפּפֿאַלן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | פֿאַלן | to fall |
| 2 | Middle High German | vallen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fallan | to fall |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fallan | to fall |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 7 | Slovincian | pól | — |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |