Where does “פֿונאַנדעראַרבעטונג” come from?
פֿונאַנדעראַרבעטונג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿונאַנדער־, from Yiddish פֿונאַנדער, from Yiddish אַנדער, from Middle High German ander, from Old High German andar, from Proto-West Germanic *anþar, from Proto-Germanic anþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European ánteros — other.
פֿונאַנדעראַרבעטונג (Yiddish): demolition
Definitions
- demolition
Ancestry of “פֿונאַנדעראַרבעטונג”, step by step
פֿונאַנדעראַרבעטונג traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish פֿונאַנדער־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿונאַנדער־ | A verbal complement, usually with a sense of separation |
| 2 | Yiddish | פֿונאַנדער | apart |
| 3 | Yiddish | אַנדער | other |
| 4 | Middle High German | ander | second |
| 5 | Old High German | andar | second; other |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *anþar | second |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | anþeraz | second; other |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ánteros | other |
via Yiddish ־ונג
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־ונג | -ing |
| 2 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |
via Yiddish אַרבעטן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אַרבעטן | To work; plural of אַרבעט |