Where does “הילפֿסווערב” come from?
הילפֿסווערב (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ווערב, from French verbe, from Latin verbum, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
הילפֿסווערב (Yiddish): auxiliary verb
Definitions
- auxiliary verb
Ancestry of “הילפֿסווערב”, step by step
הילפֿסווערב traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ווערב
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ווערב | verb |
| 2 | French | verbe | speech; tone of voice; way of speaking |
| 3 | Latin | verbum | word; proverb, saying; verb |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |