Where does “פֿאַרזיכניק” come from?

פֿאַרזיכניק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿאַר־, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

פֿאַרזיכניק (Yiddish): freelancer

Definitions

  1. freelancer

Ancestry of “פֿאַרזיכניק”, step by step

פֿאַרזיכניק traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish פֿאַר־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿאַר־Implies completeness of an action, the initiation...
2Middle High Germanver-
3Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Yiddish זיך

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזיךitself, himself, herself, oneself, themselves,...
2Middle High Germansich
3Old High Germansihself
4Proto-GermanicsikAlternative form of *sek
5Proto-Germanicsīkątrickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
7Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

via Yiddish ־ניק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ניק-nik, -er
2Polish-nik-er
3Old Polish-nikforms masculine nouns referring to a performer of some action, sometimes a device
4Proto-Slavic-nikъFrom the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-