Where does “בריווטרעגער” come from?

בריווטרעגער (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.

בריווטרעגער (Yiddish): mailman, postman

Definitions

  1. mailman, postman

Ancestry of “בריווטרעגער”, step by step

בריווטרעגער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish בריוו

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

via Yiddish טרעגער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishטרעגערporter, bearer, mover person who carries or moves things
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰusEvery word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis