Where does “אַרײַנכאַפּן” come from?

אַרײַנכאַפּן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish כאַפּן, from Polish chapać, from Proto-Slavic xāpàti — seize.

אַרײַנכאַפּן (Yiddish): to ensnare, entrap, net

Definitions

  1. to ensnare, entrap, net

Ancestry of “אַרײַנכאַפּן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishכאַפּןto catch, grab; to snag, capture; to realize
2Polishchapaćto snatch, to snap at
3Proto-Slavicxāpàtiseize
Every word from Proto-Slavic xāpàti →Every word from Polish chapać →Every word from Yiddish כאַפּן →