Where does “פֿאַרבערײַ” come from?
פֿאַרבערײַ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿאַרבער, from Yiddish פֿאַרב, from Middle High German varwe, from Old High German farawa, from Proto-West Germanic faru, from Proto-Germanic farwō, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
פֿאַרבערײַ (Yiddish): painting occupation
Definitions
- painting occupation
Ancestry of “פֿאַרבערײַ”, step by step
פֿאַרבערײַ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish פֿאַרבער
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿאַרבער | painter person |
| 2 | Yiddish | פֿאַרב | color |
| 3 | Middle High German | varwe | color, hue |
| 4 | Old High German | farawa | colour, blee; color |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | faru | color; appearance; journey |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Yiddish ־ײַ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־ײַ | Place where characteristic activity is conducted;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | -īe | — |
| 3 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |