Where does “ווידערקול” come from?

ווידערקול (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ווידער, from Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą, from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

ווידערקול (Yiddish): echo

Definitions

  1. echo

Ancestry of “ווידערקול”, step by step

ווידערקול traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ווידער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishווידערram; again
2Middle High Germanwideropposite
3Old High Germanwidaragainst; ram
4Proto-West Germanicwiþrtoward, against
5Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via Yiddish קול

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקולvoice, cry
2Hebrewקוֹלsound; voice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą →