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Where does “פֿאַרגאַנג” come from?

פֿאַרגאַנג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿאַרגיין, from Middle High German vergān, from Old High German firgān.

פֿאַרגאַנג (Yiddish): the act of going down

Definitions

  1. the act of going down

Ancestry of “פֿאַרגאַנג”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿאַרגייןto pass, to elapse
2Middle High Germanvergān—
3Old High Germanfirgān—

Words derived from “פֿאַרגאַנג”

  • זונפֿאַרגאַנג
Every word from Old High German firgān →