Where does “יאָדלע” come from?
יאָדלע (Yiddish) comes from Polish jodła, from Old Polish jedl, from Proto-Slavic *ȅdlь//*edlà.
יאָדלע (Yiddish): fir
Definitions
- fir
Ancestry of “יאָדלע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | jodła | fir, any tree of the genus "Abies" |
| 2 | Old Polish | jedl | fir |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *ȅdlь//*edlà | — |