Where does “הערשעווען” come from?

הערשעווען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish הערשן, from Middle High German hērschen, from Old High German hērisōn.

הערשעווען (Yiddish): to rule despotically

Definitions

  1. to rule despotically

Ancestry of “הערשעווען”, step by step

הערשעווען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish הערשן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהערשןto rule
2Middle High Germanhērschen—
3Old High Germanhērisōn—

via Yiddish עווען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishעווען—
Every word from Old High German hērisōn →Every word from Middle High German hērschen →Every word from Yiddish הערשן →