Where does “שלייערל” come from?

שלייערל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שלייערן, from Yiddish ־ן, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

שלייערל (Yiddish): caterpillar

Definitions

  1. caterpillar

Ancestry of “שלייערל”, step by step

שלייערל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish שלייערן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשלייערןto veil
2Yiddish־ןThe infinitive marker for verbs, which can be...
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Yiddish ־ל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־לForms diminutive nouns when added to a noun, with...
2Middle High Germanteil—
3Old High Germanteil—
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Middle High German -en →