Where does “אַנטקעגנשמייכלען” come from?
אַנטקעגנשמייכלען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שמייכלען, from Yiddish שמייכל, from Yiddish ־ל, from Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
אַנטקעגנשמייכלען (Yiddish): to smile at
Definitions
- to smile at
Ancestry of “אַנטקעגנשמייכלען”, step by step
אַנטקעגנשמייכלען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish שמייכלען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | שמייכלען | to smile have a smile on one's face |
| 2 | Yiddish | שמייכל | Diminutive of שמאָך; smile |
| 3 | Yiddish | ־ל | Forms diminutive nouns when added to a noun, with... |
| 4 | Middle High German | teil | — |
| 5 | Old High German | teil | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | daili | part |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dailiz | part, portion, deal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |
via Yiddish אַנטקעגנ־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אַנטקעגנ־ | A verbal complement meaning motion toward or against |