Where does “פֿאַרצווײַגט” come from?

פֿאַרצווײַגט (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.

פֿאַרצווײַגט (Yiddish): branched

Definitions

  1. branched

Ancestry of “פֿאַרצווײַגט”, step by step

פֿאַרצווײַגט 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 צווײַג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצווײַגbranch
2Middle High Germanzwīc
3Old High Germanzwīgtwig, branch
4Proto-Germanictwīgąbranch; twig
5Proto-Indo-European*dwigʰon
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Yiddish ־ט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־טRegular termination of the third-person plural...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-
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