Where does “דורכרײַסן” come from?
דורכרײַסן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish רײַסן, from Middle High German rīzen, from Old High German rīzan, from Proto-West Germanic hrītan, from Proto-Germanic hrītaną — to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull.
דורכרײַסן (Yiddish): rip through, tear through; push one's way through
Definitions
- rip through, tear through; push one's way through
Ancestry of “דורכרײַסן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | רײַסן | to tear, rip |
| 2 | Middle High German | rīzen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | rīzan | to scratch |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hrītan | to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hrītaną | to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull |