Where does “אָנכאַפּן” come from?

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

אָנכאַפּן (Yiddish): to grab quickly, to seize, to snatch and hold tightly with hands or a tool

Definitions

  1. to grab quickly, to seize, to snatch and hold tightly with hands or a tool

Ancestry of “אָנכאַפּן”, step by step

אָנכאַפּן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish כאַפּן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishכאַפּןto catch, grab; to snag, capture; to realize
2Polishchapaćto snatch, to snap at
3Proto-Slavicxāpàtiseize

via Yiddish אָנ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאָנ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic xāpàti →Every word from Polish chapać →Every word from Yiddish כאַפּן →