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Where does “פֿאַרגאַנגען” come from?

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

פֿאַרגאַנגען (Yiddish): last; ultimate

Definitions

  1. last; ultimate

Ancestry of “פֿאַרגאַנגען”, step by step

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

Words derived from “פֿאַרגאַנגען”

  • פֿאַרגאַנגענהייט
Every word from Old High German firgān →