Where does “נעפּלדיק” come from?
נעפּלדיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish נעפּל, 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 — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
נעפּלדיק (Yiddish): foggy
Ancestry of “נעפּלדיק”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | נעפּל | fog |
| 2 | Middle High German | nebel | fog |
| 3 | Romansch | nibel | cloud |
| 4 | Spanish | nivel | level, tier, height; level, standard; level |
| 5 | Old French | nivel | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | libellus | a little book, booklet, pamphlet; a billet,... |
| 7 | Latin | lībella | — |
| 8 | Latin | lībra | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |