Where does “פֿאַרתּכלעווען” come from?

פֿאַרתּכלעווען (Yiddish) comes 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.

פֿאַרתּכלעווען (Yiddish): to squander

Definitions

  1. to squander

Ancestry of “פֿאַרתּכלעווען”, step by step

פֿאַרתּכלעווען traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish פֿאַר־

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

via Yiddish תּכלית

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishתּכליתpurpose, aim
2Hebrewתכליתpurpose, aim

via Yiddish ־עווען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־עוועןInfinitive form of borrowed verbs with the Slavic suffix at hand in
2Proto-Slavic-ovatiCreates verbs out of nouns and adjectives
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