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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

  1. auxiliary verb

Ancestry of “הילפֿסווערב”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishווערבverb
2Frenchverbespeech; tone of voice; way of speaking
3Latinverbumword; proverb, saying; verb
4Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
5Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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