Where does “פֿאַרייִדישן” come from?
פֿאַרייִדישן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ייִדיש, from Yiddish ייִד, from Middle High German jüde, from Old High German judo, from Latin Iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδά, from Hebrew יְהוּדָה — Judas; Judah, Judas.
פֿאַרייִדישן (Yiddish): to make Jewish, Judaize
Definitions
- to make Jewish, Judaize
Ancestry of “פֿאַרייִדישן”, step by step
פֿאַרייִדישן traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ייִדיש
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ייִדיש | Jewish; Yiddish |
| 2 | Yiddish | ייִד | a Jew |
| 3 | Middle High German | jüde | a Jew |
| 4 | Old High German | judo | — |
| 5 | Latin | Iūdaeus | Jewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδαῖος | Jew or Judean |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδά | Judah |
| 8 | Hebrew | יְהוּדָה | Judas; Judah, Judas |
via Yiddish פֿאַר־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿאַר־ | Implies completeness of an action, the initiation... |
| 2 | Middle High German | ver- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |