Where does “אויפֿשנײַדן” come from?

אויפֿשנײַדן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אויף, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

אויפֿשנײַדן (Yiddish): to cut up

Definitions

  1. to cut up

Ancestry of “אויפֿשנײַדן”, step by step

אויפֿשנײַדן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish אויף

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאויףon, upon; in; at
2Middle High Germanūfon, upon
3Old High Germanūfup
4Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicubunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Yiddish שנײַדן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשנײַדןto cut
2Old High Germansnīdanto cut, to snithe
3Old Englishsnīþanto cut, make an incision, cut off, lance or...
4Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →