Where does “אַהינגיין” come from?
אַהינגיין (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish גיין, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.
אַהינגיין (Yiddish): to go there
Definitions
- to go there
Ancestry of “אַהינגיין”, step by step
אַהינגיין traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish גיין
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | גיין | to go; to walk |
| 2 | Middle High German | gēn | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gēn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gān | to go |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gāną | to go, walk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |
via Yiddish אַהינ־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אַהינ־ | — |