Where does “אונטערפֿאָרן” come from?

אונטערפֿאָרן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿאָרן, from Middle High German varen, from Old High German faran, from Proto-Germanic faran, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

אונטערפֿאָרן (Yiddish): to ride (a bit) without paying, to hitchhike part of the way

Definitions

  1. to ride (a bit) without paying, to hitchhike part of the way

Ancestry of “אונטערפֿאָרן”, step by step

אונטערפֿאָרן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish פֿאָרן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿאָרןto ride, drive, travel
2Middle High Germanvaren—
3Old High Germanfaranto proceed
4Proto-Germanicfaran—
5Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Yiddish אונטער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאונטערunder
2Old High Germanuntarunder
3Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →