Where does “פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירונג” come from?

פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירונג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ונג, from Old High German -unga, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירונג (Yiddish): photography

Definitions

  1. photography

Ancestry of “פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירונג”, step by step

פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירונג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־ונג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ונג-ing
2Old High German-unga-ing
3Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

via Yiddish פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿאָטאָגראַפֿירןto photograph; to take a picture of
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungō →Every word from Old High German -unga →Every word from Yiddish ־ונג →