Where does “פֿאַרשטאָפּונג” come from?
פֿאַרשטאָפּונג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ונג, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
פֿאַרשטאָפּונג (Yiddish): obstruction, blockage
Definitions
- obstruction, blockage
Ancestry of “פֿאַרשטאָפּונג”, step by step
פֿאַרשטאָפּונג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ־ונג
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־ונג | -ing |
| 2 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |
via Yiddish פֿאַרשטאָפּן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿאַרשטאָפּן | — |