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

  1. something; anything; somewhat

Ancestry of “עפּעס”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germaneddeshwaz—
2Old High Germanhwaz—
3Germanic*hwat—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Germanic *hwat →