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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

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

Words derived from “אַקעגן”

  • אַקעגנדיק
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