Where does “אונטערוואַרטן” come from?
אונטערוואַרטן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish וואַרטן, from German wartēn, from Old High German wartēn, from Proto-West Germanic wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
אונטערוואַרטן (Yiddish): to wait a while
Definitions
- to wait a while
Ancestry of “אונטערוואַרטן”, step by step
אונטערוואַרטן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish וואַרטן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | וואַרטן | wait delay until some event |
| 2 | German | wartēn | to wait (for) |
| 3 | Old High German | wartēn | to watch, keep, look after |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wardēn | to guard, to protect, to watch over |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |