Where does “סופֿלאָז” come from?

סופֿלאָז (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־לאָז, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

סופֿלאָז (Yiddish): endless, infinite

Definitions

  1. endless, infinite

Ancestry of “סופֿלאָז”, step by step

סופֿלאָז traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־לאָז

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־לאָז-less
2Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Yiddish סוף

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishסוףend
2Hebrewסוֹףend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Yiddish ־לאָז →