Where does “טראַנספֿרוי” come from?
טראַנספֿרוי (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿרוי, from Middle High German vrouwe, from Old High German frouwa, from Proto-West Germanic *frauwjā, from Proto-Germanic frawjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European proHwo-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
טראַנספֿרוי (Yiddish): transgender woman, trans woman
Definitions
- transgender woman, trans woman
Ancestry of “טראַנספֿרוי”, step by step
טראַנספֿרוי traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish פֿרוי
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿרוי | woman |
| 2 | Middle High German | vrouwe | woman, lady, madam |
| 3 | Old High German | frouwa | lady |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *frauwjā | lady, wife of a lord woman of high standing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frawjǭ | lady, wife of a lord |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | proHwo- | master, judge; right judge, master |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Yiddish טראַנס־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | טראַנס־ | trans |
| 2 | English | trans- | Across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other... |
| 3 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 4 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 5 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |