Where does “פֿאַרבײַפֿליִען” come from?
פֿאַרבײַפֿליִען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿאַרבײַ, from Middle High German bī, from Old High German bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
פֿאַרבײַפֿליִען (Yiddish): to fly past
Definitions
- to fly past
Ancestry of “פֿאַרבײַפֿליִען”, step by step
פֿאַרבײַפֿליִען traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish פֿאַרבײַ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿאַרבײַ | by |
| 2 | Middle High German | bī | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bī | by, at |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Yiddish פֿליִען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿליִען | to fly; plural of פֿלי |
| 2 | Middle High German | vliegen | to fly |
| 3 | Old High German | fliogan | to fly |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fleugan | to fly |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Yiddish פֿאַרבײַפֿלי
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿאַרבײַפֿלי | flight past bird, plane, etc |