Where does “אָפּמשלען” come from?
אָפּמשלען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish משלען, from Yiddish ־ען, from Yiddish ־ן, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
אָפּמשלען (Yiddish): to depict, paint, illustrate, describe
Definitions
- to depict, paint, illustrate, describe
Ancestry of “אָפּמשלען”, step by step
אָפּמשלען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish משלען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | משלען | to give as example, illustrate, depict, describe |
| 2 | Yiddish | ־ען | Alternative form of ־ן |
| 3 | Yiddish | ־ן | The infinitive marker for verbs, which can be... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
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 |