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

Definitions

  1. oat, oats

Ancestry of “האָבער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhaber—
2Old High Germanhabarooat
3Proto-Germanichabrōgoat, buck
4Proto-Germanichabrôgoat, buck; feed for goats; oat, oats
5Proto-Indo-Europeankapro-goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kapro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habrô →Every word from Proto-Germanic habrō →