Where does “אויפֿריכטן” come from?
אויפֿריכטן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ריכטן, from Middle High German richten, from Old High German rihten, from Proto-West Germanic rihtijan, from Proto-Germanic rihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
אויפֿריכטן (Yiddish): to expect
Definitions
- to expect
Ancestry of “אויפֿריכטן”, step by step
אויפֿריכטן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ריכטן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ריכטן | to judge |
| 2 | Middle High German | richten | — |
| 3 | Old High German | rihten | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rihtijan | to straighten to set straight; to align, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rihtijaną | to straighten, to set straight; to align, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Yiddish אויפֿ־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אויפֿ־ | a separable prefix; similar to English up-, indicating |