Where does “אומדרך־ארץ” come from?
אומדרך־ארץ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אומ־, from Old High German un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
אומדרך־ארץ (Yiddish): disrespect
Definitions
- disrespect
Ancestry of “אומדרך־ארץ”, step by step
אומדרך־ארץ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish אומ־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אומ־ | un-, in- |
| 2 | Old High German | un- | un-; prefix of negation, absence or contrariness |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via Yiddish דרך־ארץ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | דרך־ארץ | respect |
| 2 | Hebrew | דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ | — |