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

Definitions

  1. cover, hide; disguise

Ancestry of “פֿאַרשטעלן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשטעלןto put; to put, set, pose a question; stand up
2Old High Germanstellen—
3Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljan →Every word from Old High German stellen →
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