Where does “פֿאַרשרצונג” come from?

פֿאַרשרצונג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿאַרשרצן, from Yiddish פֿאַר־, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

פֿאַרשרצונג (Yiddish): infestation

Definitions

  1. infestation

Ancestry of “פֿאַרשרצונג”, step by step

פֿאַרשרצונג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish פֿאַרשרצן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿאַרשרצןto infest
2Yiddishפֿאַר־Implies completeness of an action, the initiation...
3Middle High Germanver-—
4Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Yiddish ־ונג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ונג-ing
2Old High German-unga-ing
3Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →