Where does “nebbishy” come from?

nebbishy (English) comes from English nebbish, from Yiddish נעביש, from Yiddish נעבעך, from Czech nebohý, from Proto-Slavic nebogъ, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

nebbishy (English): Resembling or characteristic of a nebbish

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a nebbish

Ancestry of “nebbishy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnebbishOne who is fearful and timid, especially in...
2Yiddishנעבישnebbish
3Yiddishנעבעךsadly, unfortunately; unfortunate person; unhappy...
4Czechnebohýpoor
5Proto-Slavicnebogъpoor; unfortunate
6Proto-Slavicnenot
7Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
8Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →