Where does “קימפּעטאָרין” come from?

קימפּעטאָרין (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קימפּעט, from Old High German chintpetti.

קימפּעטאָרין (Yiddish): woman in childbirth, woman who has just given...

Definitions

  1. woman in childbirth, woman who has just given...

Ancestry of “קימפּעטאָרין”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקימפּעטchildbirth, labor, confinement
2Old High Germanchintpetti—
Every word from Old High German chintpetti →Every word from Yiddish קימפּעט →