Where does “אָפּחתמענען” come from?

אָפּחתמענען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אָפּ, from Middle High German abe, from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

אָפּחתמענען (Yiddish): to sign, to seal

Definitions

  1. to sign, to seal

Ancestry of “אָפּחתמענען”, step by step

אָפּחתמענען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish אָפּ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאָפּoff
2Middle High Germanabe—
3Old High Germanabof
4Proto-Germanic*ab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via Yiddish חתמענען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishחתמענעןsign
2Hebrewחָתַם—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old High German ab →