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Where does “קערן” come from?

קערן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German kēren, from Old High German kerian, from Proto-Germanic karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- — to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

קערן (Yiddish): turn; kernel, core

Definitions

  1. turn; kernel, core

Ancestry of “קערן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankēren—
2Old High Germankerian—
3Proto-Germanickarzijanąto turn, sweep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵers-to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

Words derived from “קערן”

  • איבערקערן
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