Where does “פֿרעסאַרניע” come from?

פֿרעסאַרניע (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־אַרניע, from Polish -arnia, from Polish -arz, from Old Polish -arz, from Proto-Slavic -ařь, from Gothic -𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

פֿרעסאַרניע (Yiddish): eating contest

Definitions

  1. eating contest

Ancestry of “פֿרעסאַרניע”, step by step

פֿרעסאַרניע traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־אַרניע

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־אַרניע
2Polish-arniaforms names of designated rooms or shops
3Polish-arz-er
4Old Polish-arzforms agent nouns
5Proto-Slavic-ařь-er
6Gothic-𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃-er
7Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
8Latin-āriuser
9Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via Yiddish פֿרעסן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿרעסןto eat, to feed; pig out
2Middle High Germanvrëȥȥen
3Old High Germanfrëȥȥan
4Proto-Germanic*fraetan
5Proto-Germanicfraetanąto devour, eat up, consume
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from Polish -arz