Where does “אַהיימאײַלן” come from?
אַהיימאײַלן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אַהיים, from Yiddish היים, from Middle High German heim, from Old High German heim, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.
אַהיימאײַלן (Yiddish): to rush, hurry home
Definitions
- to rush, hurry home
Ancestry of “אַהיימאײַלן”, step by step
אַהיימאײַלן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish אַהיים
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אַהיים | homeward |
| 2 | Yiddish | היים | home |
| 3 | Middle High German | heim | home, house |
| 4 | Old High German | heim | village, home; home; dwelling, house |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |