Where does “ווירקלעכקייט” come from?

ווירקלעכקייט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קייט, from Old High German ketīna, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

ווירקלעכקייט (Yiddish): reality, actuality

Definitions

  1. reality, actuality

Ancestry of “ווירקלעכקייט”, step by step

ווירקלעכקייט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish קייט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקייטchain
2Old High Germanketīna
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Yiddish ווירקלעך

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishווירקלעךreal, actual
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat-Every word from Latin catēnaEvery word from Old High German ketīna