Where does “פּאַוזע” come from?
פּאַוזע (Yiddish) comes from Ukrainian пауза, from German pause, from Middle High German pūse, from Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
פּאַוזע (Yiddish): pause, interruption, intermission
Definitions
- pause, interruption, intermission
Ancestry of “פּאַוזע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | пауза | pause |
| 2 | German | pause | pause, break |
| 3 | Middle High German | pūse | — |
| 4 | Middle French | pause | pause (brief cessation) |
| 5 | Latin | pausa | a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παῦσις | stopping, ceasing |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |