Where does “טעפּוואַרג” come from?

טעפּוואַרג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish טאָפּ, from Middle High German topf, from Old High German topf, from Proto-Germanic duppaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-.

טעפּוואַרג (Yiddish): pottery

Definitions

  1. pottery

Ancestry of “טעפּוואַרג”, step by step

טעפּוואַרג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish טאָפּ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishטאָפּpot
2Middle High Germantopf
3Old High Germantopfspinning top
4Proto-Germanicduppazhollow, bowl
5Proto-Indo-European*dʰewb-

via Yiddish ־וואַרג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־וואַרגness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-Every word from Proto-Germanic duppazEvery word from Old High German topf