Where does “געפֿילטע פֿיש” come from?
געפֿילטע פֿיש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿיש, from English Fish, from Old English fiscian, from Proto-West Germanic fiskōn, from Proto-Germanic fiskōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
געפֿילטע פֿיש (Yiddish): gefilte fish
Definitions
- gefilte fish
Ancestry of “געפֿילטע פֿיש”, step by step
געפֿילטע פֿיש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish פֿיש
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿיש | fish |
| 2 | English | Fish | The constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces |
| 3 | Old English | fiscian | to fish |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fiskōn | to fish, to catch fish |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Yiddish געפֿילט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | געפֿילט | past participle of פֿילן; stuffed |
| 2 | Yiddish | פֿילן | to fill, to stuff; to feel |
| 3 | Middle High German | vüllen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | fullen | to fill |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *fullijan | to fill |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fullijaną | to fill, to make full |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fullaz | full; the whole, the entire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |