Where does “שפּירן” come from?
שפּירן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German spüren, from Old High German spurien, from Proto-Germanic spurjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
שפּירן (Yiddish): sense, feel
Definitions
- sense, feel
Ancestry of “שפּירן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | spüren | — |
| 2 | Old High German | spurien | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spurjaną | to feel, touch; to study; to search; to examine;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |