Where does “דערויף” come from?
דערויף (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אויף, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
דערויף (Yiddish): on it, thereon
Definitions
- on it, thereon
Ancestry of “דערויף”, step by step
דערויף traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish אויף
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אויף | on, upon; in; at |
| 2 | Middle High German | ūf | on, upon |
| 3 | Old High German | ūf | up |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Yiddish דער
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | דער | the; this |
| 2 | Middle High German | der | the |
| 3 | Middle High German | wīle | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wīla | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hwīlu | period of rest, pause; time, period of time,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwīlō | time, period of time, while; period of rest,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |