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Where does “אלמנת קש” come from?

אלמנת קש (Hebrew) comes from German Strohwitwe, from German Witwe, from Middle High German witewe, from Old High German wituwa, from Proto-West Germanic widuwā, from Proto-Germanic widuwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁widʰéwh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weydʰh₁- — two.

אלמנת קש (Hebrew): grass widow; a house in a hostile town, seized by...

Definitions

  1. grass widow; a house in a hostile town, seized by...

Ancestry of “אלמנת קש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStrohwitwegrass widow
2GermanWitwewidow
3Middle High Germanwitewe—
4Old High Germanwituwawidow
5Proto-West Germanicwiduwāwidow
6Proto-Germanicwiduwǭwidow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁widʰéwh₂widow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁-to separate, divide
9Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
10Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
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