Where does “פֿאַרגלייבטקייט” come from?

פֿאַרגלייבטקייט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קייט, from Old High German ketīna, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

פֿאַרגלייבטקייט (Yiddish): fanaticism, blind faith

Definitions

  1. fanaticism, blind faith

Ancestry of “פֿאַרגלייבטקייט”, step by step

פֿאַרגלייבטקייט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish קייט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקייטchain
2Old High Germanketīna
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Yiddish פֿאַרגלייבט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿאַרגלייבט
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat-Every word from Latin catēnaEvery word from Old High German ketīna