Where does “אָקסנפֿליג” come from?
אָקסנפֿליג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אָקס, from Middle High German ohse, from Old High German ohso, from Proto-West Germanic ohsō, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.
אָקסנפֿליג (Yiddish): torsalo
Definitions
- torsalo
Ancestry of “אָקסנפֿליג”, step by step
אָקסנפֿליג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish אָקס
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אָקס | ox |
| 2 | Middle High German | ohse | ox |
| 3 | Old High German | ohso | ox |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ohsō | ox |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uhsô | ox |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | uksḗn | bull |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug-s-ḗn | — |
via Yiddish פֿליג
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿליג | fly insect of the family Muscidae |
| 2 | Middle High German | fliege | — |
| 3 | Old High German | flioga | fly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fleugǭ | flying insect, fly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |