Where does “mendelssohnien” come from?
mendelssohnien (French) comes from English Mendelssohn, 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,...
mendelssohnien (French): Mendelssohnian
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- Mendelssohnian
Ancestry of “mendelssohnien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mendelssohn | — |
| 2 | Yiddish | מענדעלסאָן | — |
| 3 | Yiddish | מענדל | anglicized as Mendel |
| 4 | Yiddish | מאַן | man; husband |
| 5 | Middle High German | man | man |
| 6 | Old High German | man | man |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |