Where does “אַרונטערכאַפּן” come from?

אַרונטערכאַפּן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אַרונטער, from Yiddish אונטער, from Old High German untar, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

אַרונטערכאַפּן (Yiddish): to steal, to rob

Definitions

  1. to steal, to rob

Ancestry of “אַרונטערכאַפּן”, step by step

אַרונטערכאַפּן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish אַרונטער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאַרונטערunder, underneath
2Yiddishאונטערunder
3Old High Germanuntarunder
4Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via Yiddish כאַפּן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishכאַפּןto catch, grab; to snag, capture; to realize
2Polishchapaćto snatch, to snap at
3Proto-Slavicxāpàtiseize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁enEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entérEvery word from Proto-Germanic under
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