Where does “פֿאַרגאַנגענהייט” come from?

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

פֿאַרגאַנגענהייט (Yiddish): The past

Definitions

  1. The past

Ancestry of “פֿאַרגאַנגענהייט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿאַרגאַנגעןlast; ultimate
2Yiddishפֿאַרגייןto pass, to elapse
3Middle High Germanvergān—
4Old High Germanfirgān—
Every word from Old High German firgān →Every word from Middle High German vergān →Every word from Yiddish פֿאַרגיין →