Where does “Mendelssohn” come from?
Mendelssohn (English) comes from Yiddish מענדעלסאָן, from Yiddish מענדל, from Yiddish מאַן, from Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Ancestry of “Mendelssohn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | מענדעלסאָן | — |
| 2 | Yiddish | מענדל | — |
| 3 | Yiddish | מאַן | man; husband |
| 4 | Middle High German | man | man |
| 5 | Old High German | man | man |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
Words derived from “Mendelssohn”