Where does “בלאָנדזשען” come from?

בלאָנדזשען (Yiddish) comes from Polish błądzić, from Old Polish błędzić, from Proto-Slavic *blǭdìti — to err.

בלאָנדזשען (Yiddish): to get lost, to lose one's way

Definitions

  1. to get lost, to lose one's way

Ancestry of “בלאָנדזשען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbłądzićto err, to be mistaken; to stray, to roam, to...
2Old Polishbłędzićto err
3Proto-Slavic*blǭdìtito err

Words derived from “בלאָנדזשען”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *blǭdìti →Every word from Old Polish błędzić →Every word from Polish błądzić →