Where does “וואַלטאָג” come from?

וואַלטאָג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish וואַל, from Polish wał, from German wal, from Middle High German wal, from Old High German wal, from Proto-West Germanic hwal, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

וואַלטאָג (Yiddish): election day

Definitions

  1. election day

Ancestry of “וואַלטאָג”, step by step

וואַלטאָג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish וואַל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishוואַלselection
2Polishwałlevee; embankment; shaft
3Germanwalwhale
4Middle High Germanwala whale
5Old High Germanwalbattlefield
6Proto-West Germanichwalwhale
7Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

via Yiddish טאָג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishטאָגday
2Middle High GermantacAlternative form of tag
3Old High Germantagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
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