Where does “נעפּל” come from?
נעפּל (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German nebel, from Romansch nibel, from Spanish nivel, from Old French nivel, from Vulgar Latin libellus, from Latin lībella, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
נעפּל (Yiddish): fog
Ancestry of “נעפּל”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | nebel | fog |
| 2 | Romansch | nibel | cloud |
| 3 | Spanish | nivel | level, tier, height; level, standard; level |
| 4 | Old French | nivel | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | libellus | a little book, booklet, pamphlet; a billet,... |
| 6 | Latin | lībella | — |
| 7 | Latin | lībra | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
Words derived from “נעפּל”