Where does “אַנישט” come from?
אַנישט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish נישט, from Old High German niowiht, from Old High German nio, from Old High German io, from Proto-West Germanic aiw, from Proto-Germanic aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
אַנישט (Yiddish): else, if not, otherwise
Definitions
- else, if not, otherwise
Ancestry of “אַנישט”, step by step
אַנישט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish נישט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | נישט | not; no |
| 2 | Old High German | niowiht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | nio | never |
| 4 | Old High German | io | always |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | aiw | long time, age, eternity; law |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
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) |