Where does “ווײַבעריש” come from?
ווײַבעריש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־יש, from Middle High German -isch, from Old High German -isc, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
ווײַבעריש (Yiddish): female
Definitions
- female
Ancestry of “ווײַבעריש”, step by step
ווײַבעריש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ־יש
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־יש | -ish, -ic, -y; -ian; -ish, -ese |
| 2 | Middle High German | -isch | — |
| 3 | Old High German | -isc | used to form adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |
via Yiddish ווײַבער
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ווײַבער | plural of ווײַב |