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

  1. traffic light

Ancestry of “פֿאַרקערלאָמפּ”, step by step

פֿאַרקערלאָמפּ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish פֿאַרקער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿאַרקערtraffic
2Germanverkehrcorrespondence, traffic interaction [[involve
3Germanverkehrento interact in somebody’s sphere, to have...
4Dutchverkerento find oneself; to be found, be located;...
5DutchkerenTo turn around, to turn around an axis; plural of...
6Middle DutchkerenTo turn, to turn over, to turn around; To turn,...
7Old Dutchkēren
8Proto-Germanickarzijanąto turn, sweep
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵers-to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

via Yiddish לאָמפּ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishלאָמפּlamp device producing light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵers-Every word from Proto-Germanic karzijanąEvery word from Old Dutch kēren
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