Where does “פֿאָרויסזאָגער” come from?
פֿאָרויסזאָגער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿאָרויסזאָגן, from Yiddish זאָגן, from Middle High German sagen, from Old High German sagēn, from Proto-West Germanic saggjan, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
פֿאָרויסזאָגער (Yiddish): prophet, soothsayer someone who tells the future
Definitions
- prophet, soothsayer someone who tells the future
Ancestry of “פֿאָרויסזאָגער”, step by step
פֿאָרויסזאָגער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish פֿאָרויסזאָגן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿאָרויסזאָגן | to foretell, prophesy |
| 2 | Yiddish | זאָגן | to say; to tell |
| 3 | Middle High German | sagen | to say |
| 4 | Old High German | sagēn | to say |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | saggjan | to say |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sagjaną | to say |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷ-h₁-yé- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |