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Where does “באַשערט” come from?

באַשערט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish באַשערן, from Middle High German beschern, from Old High German biskerren, from Proto-Germanic *skeran.

באַשערט (Yiddish): preordained, destined, fated

Definitions

  1. preordained, destined, fated

Ancestry of “באַשערט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבאַשערןto preordain, destine
2Middle High Germanbeschernto preordain, destine, allot, distribute
3Old High Germanbiskerren—
4Proto-Germanic*skeran—

Words derived from “באַשערט”

  • bashert
Every word from Proto-Germanic *skeran →