Where does “gornisht” come from?
gornisht (English) comes from Yiddish גאָרנישט, from Yiddish נישט, from Old High German niowiht, from Old High German nio, from Old High German io, from Proto-West Germanic aiw, from Proto-Germanic aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
gornisht (English): Nothing; zilch
Definitions
- Nothing; zilch
Ancestry of “gornisht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | גאָרנישט | nothing |
| 2 | Yiddish | נישט | not; no |
| 3 | Old High German | niowiht | — |
| 4 | Old High German | nio | never |
| 5 | Old High German | io | always |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | aiw | long time, age, eternity; law |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |