Where does “אַרויפֿוואַרפֿן” come from?
אַרויפֿוואַרפֿן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish וואַרפֿן, from Old High German werfan, from Proto-Germanic werpaną, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
אַרויפֿוואַרפֿן (Yiddish): to throw up, cast up
Definitions
- to throw up, cast up
Ancestry of “אַרויפֿוואַרפֿן”, step by step
אַרויפֿוואַרפֿן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish וואַרפֿן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | וואַרפֿן | throw |
| 2 | Old High German | werfan | to throw; to tear |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | werpaną | to throw; to cast |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Yiddish אַרויפֿ־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אַרויפֿ־ | A verbal complement, usually meaning up |