Where does “טעפּל” come from?

טעפּל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ל, from Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

טעפּל (Yiddish): cup unit of measurement

Definitions

  1. cup unit of measurement

Ancestry of “טעפּל”, step by step

טעפּל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־ל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־לForms diminutive nouns when added to a noun, with...
2Middle High Germanteil—
3Old High Germanteil—
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via Yiddish טאָפּ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishטאָפּpot
2Middle High Germantopf—
3Old High Germantopfspinning top
4Proto-Germanicduppazhollow, bowl
5Proto-Indo-European*dʰewb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →