Where does “פֿאַרשטעלן” come from?
פֿאַרשטעלן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שטעלן, from Old High German stellen, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
פֿאַרשטעלן (Yiddish): cover, hide; disguise
Ancestry of “פֿאַרשטעלן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | שטעלן | to put; to put, set, pose a question; stand up |
| 2 | Old High German | stellen | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |