Where does “איבערשפּרײַזן” come from?
איבערשפּרײַזן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish איבער, from Old High German ubiri, from Proto-Germanic ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
איבערשפּרײַזן (Yiddish): stroll, walk through
Definitions
- stroll, walk through
Ancestry of “איבערשפּרײַזן”, step by step
איבערשפּרײַזן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish איבער
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | איבער | above, over, in excess of, more than; through,... |
| 2 | Old High German | ubiri | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Yiddish שפּרײַזן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | שפּרײַזן | walk about, take a stroll |
| 2 | Middle High German | spazieren | — |
| 3 | Italian | spaziare | to range or rove; to spread; to spread out or... |
| 4 | Latin | spatior | I go for a walk; walk around; stroll, promenade;... |
| 5 | Latin | spatium | Space, room, extent; Distance between points; A... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |