Where does “קנאָפּלאָך” come from?

קנאָפּלאָך (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish לאָך, from Middle High German loch, from Old High German loh, from Proto-West Germanic lok, from Proto-Germanic luką, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

קנאָפּלאָך (Yiddish): buttonhole

Definitions

  1. buttonhole

Ancestry of “קנאָפּלאָך”, step by step

קנאָפּלאָך traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish לאָך

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishלאָךhole
2Middle High Germanloch—
3Old High Germanlohforest; hole
4Proto-West Germaniclokshutter, lock; hole
5Proto-Germaniclukąlock; shutter; opening, aperture, hole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via Yiddish קנאָפּ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקנאָפּbutton
2Middle High Germanknopf—
3Old High Germanknopf—
4Proto-Germanicknuppôknob; lump, clod
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lok →