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Where does “פּאָדלאָגע” come from?

פּאָדלאָגע (Yiddish) comes from Polish podłoga, from Polish podłożyć, from Polish łożyć, from Proto-Slavic ložiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lágīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

פּאָדלאָגע (Yiddish): floor

Definitions

  1. floor

Ancestry of “פּאָדלאָגע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpodłogafloor
2Polishpodłożyć—
3Polishłożyćto lay out, to defray, to pay
4Proto-Slavicložitito lay
5Proto-Balto-Slaviclágīˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlogʰ-éye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →