Where does “פֿאַרקערלאָמפּ” come from?
פֿאַרקערלאָמפּ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿאַרקער, from German verkehr, from German verkehren, from Dutch verkeren, from Dutch keren, from Middle Dutch keren, from Old Dutch kēren, from Proto-Germanic karzijaną — to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...
פֿאַרקערלאָמפּ (Yiddish): traffic light
Definitions
- traffic light
Ancestry of “פֿאַרקערלאָמפּ”, step by step
פֿאַרקערלאָמפּ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish פֿאַרקער
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿאַרקער | traffic |
| 2 | German | verkehr | correspondence, traffic interaction [[involve |
| 3 | German | verkehren | to interact in somebody’s sphere, to have... |
| 4 | Dutch | verkeren | to find oneself; to be found, be located;... |
| 5 | Dutch | keren | To turn around, to turn around an axis; plural of... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | keren | To turn, to turn over, to turn around; To turn,... |
| 7 | Old Dutch | kēren | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |
via Yiddish לאָמפּ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | לאָמפּ | lamp device producing light |