Where does “שעפֿעלע” come from?
שעפֿעלע (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שאָף, from Middle High German schāf, from Old High German scāf, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
שעפֿעלע (Yiddish): darling, honey
Definitions
- darling, honey
Ancestry of “שעפֿעלע”, step by step
שעפֿעלע traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish שאָף
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | שאָף | sheep |
| 2 | Middle High German | schāf | sheep |
| 3 | Old High German | scāf | sheep |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |
via Yiddish ־עלע
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־עלע | Used to express an emphasised diminutive, to... |