Where does “אונטערהייבער” come from?

אונטערהייבער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ער, from Middle High German -er, from Old Dutch -iro, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

אונטערהייבער (Yiddish): jack, car jack

Definitions

  1. jack, car jack

Ancestry of “אונטערהייבער”, step by step

אונטערהייבער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־ער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ער-er
2Middle High German-er—
3Old Dutch-iro—
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yiddish אונטערהייבן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאונטערהייבן—
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Middle High German -er →Every word from Yiddish ־ער →