Where does “דורכדרינגלעך” come from?

דורכדרינגלעך (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish דרינגען, from Middle High German dringen, from Old High German dringan, from Proto-West Germanic þringwan, from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.

דורכדרינגלעך (Yiddish): piercing, penetrating, sharp

Definitions

  1. piercing, penetrating, sharp

Ancestry of “דורכדרינגלעך”, step by step

דורכדרינגלעך traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish דרינגען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishדרינגעןto argue, to claim
2Middle High Germandringen—
3Old High Germandringanto press
4Proto-West Germanicþringwanto press, to push
5Proto-Germanicþrinhwanąto press, to push; to force
6Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press

via Yiddish ־לעך

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־לעך-ly, -like; plural of ־ל
2Middle High German-lich-ly
3Old High German-līh—
4Proto-Germanic*-līk—

via Yiddish דורכ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishדורכ־through
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þringwan →