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
- An expert in a given field
Ancestry of “maven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | מבֿין | expert, connoisseur, know-it-all |
| 2 | Hebrew | מֵבִין | one who knows; one who understands, connoisseur,... |
| 3 | Hebrew | הֵבִין | to understand |
Words derived from “maven”