Where does “אַמבאָס” come from?

אַמבאָס (Yiddish) comes from German Amboss, from Middle High German anbōz, from Old High German anabōz, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

אַמבאָס (Yiddish): anvil

Definitions

  1. anvil

Ancestry of “אַמבאָס”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAmbossanvil
2Middle High Germananbōz—
3Old High Germananabōzanvil
4Proto-Germanicbautanąto beat, push
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bautaną →