Where does “פֿאַרגעסעניש” come from?
פֿאַרגעסעניש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿאַרגעסן, 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- — passed , crossed.
פֿאַרגעסעניש (Yiddish): oblivion, forgetfulness
Definitions
- oblivion, forgetfulness
Ancestry of “פֿאַרגעסעניש”, step by step
פֿאַרגעסעניש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish פֿאַרגעסן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿאַרגעסן | to forget |
| 2 | Middle High German | vergëzzen | to forget, to neglect, to disregard, to overlook (+ genitive) |
| 3 | Old High German | firgëȥȥan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fragetan | to lose hold of; to forget |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fra- | forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or "off... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Yiddish עניש
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | עניש | — |