Etymology Explorer › YiddishWhere does “קריכלקע” come from? קריכלקע (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ל, from Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
קריכלקע (Yiddish): jungle gym, monkey bars, climbing frame
Definitions jungle gym, monkey bars, climbing frame Ancestry of “קריכלקע”, step by step קריכלקע traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ־ל Step Language Word Meaning 1 Yiddish ־ל Forms diminutive nouns when added to a noun, with... 2 Middle High German teil — 3 Old High German teil — 4 Proto-West Germanic daili part 5 Proto-Germanic dailiz part, portion, deal 6 Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- part, watershed
via Yiddish קריכן Step Language Word Meaning 1 Yiddish קריכן to crawl, creep 2 German kriechen to creep; to crawl 3 Old High German kriochan — 4 Proto-West Germanic *kreukan — 5 Proto-Germanic kreukaną to fold, wrinkle; to stoop, crawl