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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

  1. to throw up, cast up

Ancestry of “אַרויפֿוואַרפֿן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishוואַרפֿןthrow
2Old High Germanwerfanto throw; to tear
3Proto-Germanicwerpanąto throw; to cast
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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