Where does “ערגעץ־וווּ” come from?
ערגעץ־וווּ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish וווּ, from Old High German hwār, from Proto-Germanic hwar, from Proto-Germanic hwēr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.
ערגעץ־וווּ (Yiddish): somewhere
Definitions
- somewhere
Ancestry of “ערגעץ־וווּ”, step by step
ערגעץ־וווּ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish וווּ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | וווּ | where |
| 2 | Old High German | hwār | where |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwar | where, in what place |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwēr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷís | — |
via Yiddish ערגעץ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ערגעץ | somewhere |