Where does “פֿונאַנדערפֿאַלן” come from?

פֿונאַנדערפֿאַלן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿאַלן, from Middle High German vallen, from Old High German fallan, from Proto-West Germanic fallan, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

פֿונאַנדערפֿאַלן (Yiddish): to dissolve, disintegrate

Definitions

  1. to dissolve, disintegrate

Ancestry of “פֿונאַנדערפֿאַלן”, step by step

פֿונאַנדערפֿאַלן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish פֿאַלן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿאַלןto fall
2Middle High Germanvallento fall
3Old High Germanfallanto fall
4Proto-West Germanicfallanto fall
5Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-
7Slovincianpólhalf
8Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via Yiddish פֿונאַנדער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿונאַנדערapart
2Yiddishאַנדערother
3Middle High Germanandersecond
4Old High Germanandarsecond; other
5Proto-West Germanic*anþarsecond
6Proto-Germanicanþerazsecond; other
7Proto-Indo-Europeanánterosother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH-Every word from Proto-Slavic polъEvery word from Slovincian pól
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