־וואַרג

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German werke, werc, werch, from Old High German werc, werh, werk, from Proto-West Germanic *werk, from Proto-Germanic *werką, from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom. Cognate to German Werk, with the vowel shift from E to A akin to that of האַרבסט (harbst). Compare also English -work, -ware.

Suffix

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־וואַרג (-varg)

  1. -ness
  2. material

Usage notes

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Beider, Alexander (2015) Origins of Yiddish Dialects, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 137