פֿאָרשן
געפֿאָרשט
'to research'

ETYMOLOGY

Dutch forsen 'to inquire, investigate', OHG forscōn, MHG vorschen, NHG forschen; from PGmc ✱furskōjan-, derived from the noun: OHG forsca, MHG vorsche; from PGmc furskō- 'inquiry'; from PIE ✱prḱ-sk-eh₂-, derived from ✱prḱ-ske-, from the root ✱perḱ-, preḱ-, prḱ- 'to ask, request' (see פֿראַגע).
Related: Sanskrit pṛccháti 'to ask', pṛcchā 'question', Latin poscō 'to ask, require'.

WESTERN

Old Literary Yiddish (ca. 1100-1800)

זיא זיין גפֿארשט צו אלין
'the are explored by all'

HASIDIC

AMERICA

ˈfɔrštn̩