Where does “אמון” come from?
אמון (Hebrew) comes from Egyptian jmn, from Egyptian mn, from Proto-Vietic kaw, from Dutch kauwen, from Middle Dutch couwen, from Old Dutch kiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną — to chew.
אמון (Hebrew): faith, confidence, trust
Definitions
- faith, confidence, trust
Ancestry of “אמון”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egyptian | jmn | to hide, to conceal; to hide, to be hidden or... |
| 2 | Egyptian | mn | to be established, to be fixed or set; to stick,... |
| 3 | Proto-Vietic | kaw | — |
| 4 | Dutch | kauwen | to chew |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | couwen | to chew |
| 6 | Old Dutch | kiuwan | to chew |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |