Where does “אַקעגן” come from?

אַקעגן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אַ, from Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

אַקעגן (Yiddish): across from, facing

Definitions

  1. across from, facing

Ancestry of “אַקעגן”, step by step

אַקעגן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish אַ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאַa, an
2Middle High Germaneinone
3Old High Germaneinone; only
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Yiddish קעגן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקעגןagainst; versus, as opposed to
2Old High Germangaganagainst
3Proto-Germanicgagintowards, in the direction of; against

Words derived from “אַקעגן”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →