Where does “אייבערל” come from?

אייבערל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אייבער־, from Middle High German ober, from Old High German obar, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

אייבערל (Yiddish): top, tip

Definitions

  1. top, tip

Ancestry of “אייבערל”, step by step

אייבערל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish אייבער־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאייבער־upper
2Middle High Germanober—
3Old High Germanobarabove
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Yiddish ־ל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־לForms diminutive nouns when added to a noun, with...
2Middle High Germanteil—
3Old High Germanteil—
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →