Where does “אָבער” come from?
אָבער (Yiddish) comes from Old High German avur, from Proto-Germanic afar, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epér, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.
אָבער (Yiddish): but, however
Ancestry of “אָבער”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | avur | but |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | afar | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂epér | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epó | off, away |