Where does “דערוואַקסנשאַפֿט” come from?
דערוואַקסנשאַפֿט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־שאַפֿט, from Old High German -scaf, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
דערוואַקסנשאַפֿט (Yiddish): adulthood
Definitions
- adulthood
Ancestry of “דערוואַקסנשאַפֿט”, step by step
דערוואַקסנשאַפֿט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ־שאַפֿט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־שאַפֿט | -ship, -hood |
| 2 | Old High German | -scaf | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via Yiddish דערוואַקסענער
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | דערוואַקסענער | adult, grown-up |