Where does “עפּעס” come from?
עפּעס (Yiddish) comes from Old High German eddeshwaz, from Old High German hwaz, from Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.
עפּעס (Yiddish): something; anything; somewhat
Definitions
- something; anything; somewhat
Ancestry of “עפּעס”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | eddeshwaz | — |
| 2 | Old High German | hwaz | — |
| 3 | Germanic | *hwat | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |