Where does “maven” come from?

maven (English) comes from Yiddish מבֿין, from Hebrew מֵבִין, from Hebrew הֵבִין — to understand.

maven (English): An expert in a given field

Definitions

  1. An expert in a given field

Ancestry of “maven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמבֿיןexpert, connoisseur, know-it-all
2Hebrewמֵבִיןone who knows; one who understands, connoisseur,...
3Hebrewהֵבִיןto understand

Words derived from “maven”

Every word from Hebrew הֵבִין →Every word from Hebrew מֵבִין →Every word from Yiddish מבֿין →