Where does “אָפּגאָט” come from?
אָפּגאָט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish גאָט, from Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
אָפּגאָט (Yiddish): idol
Definitions
- idol
Ancestry of “אָפּגאָט”, step by step
אָפּגאָט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish גאָט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | גאָט | god; God |
| 2 | Middle High German | got | god; deity |
| 3 | Old High German | got | god |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Yiddish אָפּ־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אָפּ־ | off |
| 2 | Yiddish | לייגן | to put, lay; lay down |
| 3 | Middle High German | legen | to lay, to put into a horizontal position |
| 4 | Old High German | legen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laggjan | to lay, to place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |