Where does “כאַפּן אַ דרעמל” come from?

כאַפּן אַ דרעמל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish כאַפּן, from Polish chapać, from Proto-Slavic xāpàti — seize.

כאַפּן אַ דרעמל (Yiddish): take a nap

Definitions

  1. take a nap

Ancestry of “כאַפּן אַ דרעמל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishכאַפּןto catch, grab; to snag, capture; to realize
2Polishchapaćto snatch, to snap at
3Proto-Slavicxāpàtiseize
Every word from Proto-Slavic xāpàti →Every word from Polish chapać →Every word from Yiddish כאַפּן →
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