Where does “פֿאַרגעסן” come from?
פֿאַרגעסן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German vergëzzen, from Old High German firgëȥȥan, from Proto-West Germanic fragetan, from Proto-West Germanic fra-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
פֿאַרגעסן (Yiddish): to forget
Definitions
- to forget
Ancestry of “פֿאַרגעסן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | vergëzzen | to forget, to neglect, to disregard, to overlook (+ genitive) |
| 2 | Old High German | firgëȥȥan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fragetan | to lose hold of; to forget |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fra- | forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or "off... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |