Where does “איבערהאַקן” come from?
איבערהאַקן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish האַקן, from Middle High German hacken, from Old High German hacchōn, from Proto-West Germanic hakkōn, from Proto-Germanic hakkōną, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.
איבערהאַקן (Yiddish): to interrupt
Definitions
- to interrupt
Ancestry of “איבערהאַקן”, step by step
איבערהאַקן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish האַקן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | האַקן | to cut, to chop; to knock, to bang; to annoy, to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | hacken | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hacchōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hakkōn | to hack, to chop |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hakkōną | To hack; chop; To hoe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keg- | peg; hook |
via Yiddish איבער־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | איבער־ | über-, over-, super-, supra-, preter-, meta- |