Where does “פֿונאַנדערנעמען” come from?
פֿונאַנדערנעמען (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.
פֿונאַנדערנעמען (Yiddish): to take apart, break up, demolish
Definitions
- to take apart, break up, demolish
Ancestry of “פֿונאַנדערנעמען”, step by step
פֿונאַנדערנעמען traces back through two 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 |