־וואַרג

Yiddish

Etymology

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

־וואַרג • (-varg)

1. -ness
2. material

Usage notes

• Often used analogously to German -ware.

Derived terms

Yiddish terms suffixed with ־וואַרג

References

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