Where does “דערקלערן” come from?
דערקלערן (Yiddish) comes from German Erklärung, from German -ung, from Middle High German -ung, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
דערקלערן (Yiddish): to explain; to declare, assert, state
Definitions
- to explain; to declare, assert, state
Ancestry of “דערקלערן”, step by step
דערקלערן traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Erklärung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Erklärung | explanation; declaration, statement |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |
via Yiddish דער־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | דער־ | Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a successful conclusion, leads to the wanted result |
via Yiddish קלערן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | קלערן | — |