Where does “געפֿערלעך” come from?

געפֿערלעך (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German geværlich, from Middle High German gevāre, from Old High German fāra, from Proto-Germanic fērō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

געפֿערלעך (Yiddish): dangerous; terrible

Definitions

  1. dangerous; terrible

Ancestry of “געפֿערלעך”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangeværlich—
2Middle High Germangevāredanger
3Old High Germanfāraambush, danger, deceit
4Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fērō →