Where does “פֿאַראיין” come from?

פֿאַראיין (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿאַר, from Old High German vür, from Old High German furi, from Proto-West Germanic furi, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

פֿאַראיין (Yiddish): union; society; trade union

Definitions

  1. union; society; trade union

Ancestry of “פֿאַראיין”, step by step

פֿאַראיין traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish פֿאַר

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿאַרfor; than; before, in front of, ahead of, prior...
2Old High Germanvür
3Old High Germanfuribefore; for; because of
4Proto-West Germanicfurifor; before; forward
5Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Yiddish איין

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאייןone
2Old High Germaneinone; only
3Proto-West Germanicainone
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-