Where does “באַפֿרײַער” come from?
באַפֿרײַער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish באַפֿרײַען, from Yiddish באַ-, from Yiddish שלאָגן, from Middle High German slahen, from Old High German slahan, from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
באַפֿרײַער (Yiddish): liberator
Ancestry of “באַפֿרײַער”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | באַפֿרײַען | liberate |
| 2 | Yiddish | באַ- | — |
| 3 | Yiddish | שלאָגן | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | slahen | to strike |
| 5 | Old High German | slahan | to hit |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |