Where does “פֿאַרבײַטן” come from?
פֿאַרבײַטן (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.
פֿאַרבײַטן (Yiddish): to replace
Definitions
- to replace
Ancestry of “פֿאַרבײַטן”, step by step
פֿאַרבײַטן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish פֿאַר
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿאַר | for; than; before, in front of, ahead of, prior... |
| 2 | Old High German | vür | — |
| 3 | Old High German | furi | before; for; because of |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | furi | for; before; forward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Yiddish בײַטן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | בײַטן | to change |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bûte | exchange, barter |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | buute | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | būti | exchange, barter |
| 5 | Frankish | būti | exchange; allotment; spoils; exchange, barter;... |
| 6 | Gaulish | boudi | victory, advantage, profit |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | boudi | profit, gain; victory |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰówdʰi | victory |