Where does “פּעקלפֿלייש” come from?
פּעקלפֿלייש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פּעקל, from Yiddish ־ל, from Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
פּעקלפֿלייש (Yiddish): corned beef
Ancestry of “פּעקלפֿלייש”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | פּעקל | — |
| 2 | Yiddish | ־ל | Forms diminutive nouns when added to a noun, with... |
| 3 | Middle High German | teil | — |
| 4 | Old High German | teil | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | daili | part |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dailiz | part, portion, deal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |