Where does “פֿאַרטיליקונג” come from?
פֿאַרטיליקונג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿאַרטיליקן, 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.
פֿאַרטיליקונג (Yiddish): annihilation
Definitions
- annihilation
Ancestry of “פֿאַרטיליקונג”, step by step
פֿאַרטיליקונג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish פֿאַרטיליקן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿאַרטיליקן | to annihilate, to decimate, to exterminate |
| 2 | Yiddish | פֿאַר־ | Implies completeness of an action, the initiation... |
| 3 | Middle High German | ver- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |