Where does “פֿאַרלוסט” come from?
פֿאַרלוסט (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German verlust, from Old High German firlust, from Proto-West Germanic *fralusti, from Proto-Germanic *fralustiz — loss.
פֿאַרלוסט (Yiddish): loss
Definitions
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Ancestry of “פֿאַרלוסט”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | verlust | — |
| 2 | Old High German | firlust | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *fralusti | loss |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *fralustiz | loss |