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Where does “לעדל” come from?

לעדל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish לאָדן, from Middle High German laden, from Old High German ladōn, from Proto-West Germanic laþōn, from Proto-Germanic laþōną, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

לעדל (Yiddish): eyelid; cover, hatch, lid; shutter

Definitions

  1. eyelid; cover, hatch, lid; shutter

Ancestry of “לעדל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishלאָדן—
2Middle High Germanladen—
3Old High Germanladōn—
4Proto-West Germaniclaþōnto invite
5Proto-Germaniclaþōnąto invite, to call
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

Words derived from “לעדל”

  • אויגנלעדל
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