Where does “geinponem” come from?

geinponem (Dutch) comes from Dutch ponem, from Yiddish פּנים, from Hebrew פָּנִים, from Proto-Semitic pan-.

geinponem (Dutch): jokester, wisecrack

Definitions

  1. jokester, wisecrack

Ancestry of “geinponem”, step by step

geinponem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ponem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchponemface
2Yiddishפּניםface
3Hebrewפָּנִיםface
4Proto-Semiticpan-—

via Dutch gein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeinfun, pleasure, joke
2Yiddishחןgrace, charm, appeal
3Hebrewחֵן—
Every word from Proto-Semitic pan- →Every word from Hebrew פָּנִים →Every word from Yiddish פּנים →
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