Where does “ווויליונגעריש” come from?
ווויליונגעריש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ווויל, from Middle High German wol, from Old High German wola, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
ווויליונגעריש (Yiddish): brazen, impudent, shameless, bold
Definitions
- brazen, impudent, shameless, bold
Ancestry of “ווויליונגעריש”, step by step
ווויליונגעריש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ווויל
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ווויל | good, nice |
| 2 | Middle High German | wol | well |
| 3 | Old High German | wola | well |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *wela | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |
via Yiddish יונגעריש
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | יונגעריש | — |