Where does “אומפֿאַרבעסערלעך” come from?
אומפֿאַרבעסערלעך (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.
אומפֿאַרבעסערלעך (Yiddish): incorrigible
Definitions
- incorrigible
Ancestry of “אומפֿאַרבעסערלעך”, step by step
אומפֿאַרבעסערלעך traces back through 3 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 ־לעך
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־לעך | -ly, -like; plural of ־ל |
| 2 | Middle High German | -lich | -ly |
| 3 | Old High German | -līh | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |
via Yiddish פֿאַרבעסערן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿאַרבעסערן | — |