Where does “אָנפּאַטשקען” come from?

אָנפּאַטשקען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אָנ־, from Yiddish טאָן, from Middle High German tuon, from Old High German tuon, from Proto-West Germanic dōn, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

אָנפּאַטשקען (Yiddish): to make a mess; to soil; to scribble

Definitions

  1. to make a mess; to soil; to scribble

Ancestry of “אָנפּאַטשקען”, step by step

אָנפּאַטשקען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish אָנ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאָנ־Increases specificity of the action
2Yiddishטאָןto do
3Middle High Germantuonto do
4Old High Germantuonto do; to make
5Proto-West Germanicdōnto do; to put, to place
6Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Yiddish פּאַטשקען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפּאַטשקעןto daub, smear; to dirty, soil
2Polishpaćkaćto daub, to smudge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tEvery word from Proto-Germanic dōną