Where does “צעפֿלעכטן” come from?
צעפֿלעכטן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿלעכטן, from Middle High German vlehten, from Old High German flehtan, from Germanic *flehtan, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
צעפֿלעכטן (Yiddish): to braid
Definitions
- to braid
Ancestry of “צעפֿלעכטן”, step by step
צעפֿלעכטן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish פֿלעכטן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿלעכטן | to weave, to braid, to plait |
| 2 | Middle High German | vlehten | to weave, to plait |
| 3 | Old High German | flehtan | to plait |
| 4 | Germanic | *flehtan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Yiddish צע
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | צע | — |