English
kreplach
Kreplach comes from Yiddish קרעפּל ‘meat dumpling’, from Old High German krapho ‘hook’, and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *krappō.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*krappō‘a hook’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050krapho‘hook’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350*krappereconstructed
- Yiddishmodernקראַפּ
- Yiddish, derivedmodernקרעפּלkrepl‘meat dumpling’
- Yiddish, derivedmodernקרעפּלאַךkreplakhregional plural form of קרעפּל
- Englishtodaykreplach
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*krappō‘a hook’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050krapho‘hook’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350*krappereconstructed
- Yiddishmodernקראַפּ
- Yiddish, derivedmodernקרעפּלkrepl‘meat dumpling’
- Yiddish, derivedmodernקרעפּלאַךkreplakhregional plural form of קרעפּל
- Englishtodaykreplach
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *krappō
Today it means
noun Small dumplings of Eastern European origin, filled with meat or cheese and served usually in soup.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *krappō / kreplach