Where does “גאָלמעסערל” come from?

גאָלמעסערל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish גאָלן, from Polish golić, from Proto-Slavic *goliti.

גאָלמעסערל (Yiddish): Diminutive of גאָלמעסער; razor blade

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of גאָלמעסער; razor blade

Ancestry of “גאָלמעסערל”, step by step

גאָלמעסערל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish גאָלן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגאָלןto shave
2Polishgolićto shave
3Proto-Slavic*goliti—

via Yiddish מעסערל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמעסערל—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *goliti →Every word from Polish golić →Every word from Yiddish גאָלן →