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Where does “בליצבריוו” come from?

בליצבריוו (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish בריוו, from Middle High German brief, from Old High German briaf, from Latin breve, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

בליצבריוו (Yiddish): e-mail

Definitions

  1. e-mail

Ancestry of “בליצבריוו”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבריווletter
2Middle High Germanbrief—
3Old High Germanbriaf—
4Latinbrevenominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative...
5Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
6Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “בליצבריוו”

  • בליצבריוול
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →