Where does “שרײַבער” come from?
שרײַבער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שרײַבן, from Yiddish טיש, from Old High German tisc, from Proto-West Germanic disk, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti — take; perceive.
שרײַבער (Yiddish): writer
Definitions
- writer
Ancestry of “שרײַבער”, step by step
שרײַבער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish שרײַבן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | שרײַבן | to write |
| 2 | Yiddish | טיש | table |
| 3 | Old High German | tisc | plate |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 5 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |