Where does “פֿאָלקסווערטל” come from?
פֿאָלקסווערטל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ווערטל, from Yiddish וואָרט, from Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
פֿאָלקסווערטל (Yiddish): saying; proverb
Definitions
- saying; proverb
Ancestry of “פֿאָלקסווערטל”, step by step
פֿאָלקסווערטל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ווערטל
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ווערטל | Diminutive of וואָרט; little word |
| 2 | Yiddish | וואָרט | word |
| 3 | Middle High German | wort | word; verb |
| 4 | Old High German | wort | word; verb |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | word | word |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
via Yiddish פֿאָלקס
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿאָלקס | popular; public; ethnic |
| 2 | Yiddish | פֿאָלק | people, folk |
| 3 | Middle High German | volk | — |
| 4 | Old High German | folc | folk; people collectively, nation; people, nation |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | folk | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |