Where does “האָבער” come from?
האָבער (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German haber, from Old High German habaro, from Proto-Germanic habrō, from Proto-Germanic habrô, from Proto-Indo-European kapro- — goat.
האָבער (Yiddish): oat, oats
Ancestry of “האָבער”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | haber | — |
| 2 | Old High German | habaro | oat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | habrō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | habrô | goat, buck; feed for goats; oat, oats |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kapro- | goat |