Where does “אַזאַן” come from?
אַזאַן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אַז, from Middle High German alse, from Old High German sō, from Proto-West Germanic swā, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).
אַזאַן (Yiddish): such a; this kind of a
Definitions
- such a; this kind of a
Ancestry of “אַזאַן”, step by step
אַזאַן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish אַז
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אַז | as; when; if |
| 2 | Middle High German | alse | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sō | so, like that, in that manner |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | swā | so, thus, in this manner; like, similar to; just... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swa | so, thus, in this manner |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swē | like, similar to; just like, in the same manner... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swē | self (reflexive pronoun) |