Where does “האָדעווען” come from?
האָדעווען (Yiddish) comes from Polish hodować, from Ukrainian годува́ти, from Proto-Slavic *godovati.
האָדעווען (Yiddish): to raise, rear
Definitions
- to raise, rear
Ancestry of “האָדעווען”, step by step
האָדעווען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish hodować
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | hodować | to breed, to rear; to grow |
| 2 | Ukrainian | годува́ти | to feed, to nourish |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *godovati | — |
via Yiddish עווען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | עווען | — |