Where does “כאַפּער” come from?
כאַפּער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish כאַפּן, from Polish chapać, from Proto-Slavic xāpàti — seize.
כאַפּער (Yiddish): grabber; Someone who kidnapped Jewish boys to...
Definitions
- grabber; Someone who kidnapped Jewish boys to...
Ancestry of “כאַפּער”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | כאַפּן | to catch, grab; to snag, capture; to realize |
| 2 | Polish | chapać | to snatch, to snap at |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | xāpàti | seize |