Where does “פּויער” come from?
פּויער (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German būre, from Old High German būr, from Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic būraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
פּויער (Yiddish): farmer
Ancestry of “פּויער”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | būre | — |
| 2 | Old High German | būr | peasant |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *būr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | būraz | room, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |