Where does “נאָכלויפֿן” come from?
נאָכלויפֿן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish לויפֿן, from Middle High German loufen, from Old High German hloufan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
נאָכלויפֿן (Yiddish): to run after, follow
Definitions
- to run after, follow
Ancestry of “נאָכלויפֿן”, step by step
נאָכלויפֿן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish לויפֿן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | לויפֿן | to run, to hurry; to run fast |
| 2 | Middle High German | loufen | to run |
| 3 | Old High German | hloufan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hlaupan | to jump forward, to leap |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Yiddish נאָכ־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | נאָכ־ | after |