Where does “acheln” come from?

acheln (German) comes from Yiddish אַכלען, from Hebrew אכל, from Proto-Semitic ʾakal- — food; to eat; to eat.

acheln (German): to eat

Definitions

  1. to eat

Ancestry of “acheln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאַכלעןto eat
2Hebrewאכלto eat; to consume, to use up; to devour, to eat...
3Proto-Semiticʾakal-food; to eat; to eat
Every word from Proto-Semitic ʾakal- →