Where does “אַרום” come from?

אַרום (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אום, from Middle High German ümbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-West Germanic umbi, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

אַרום (Yiddish): around

Definitions

  1. around

Ancestry of “אַרום”, step by step

אַרום traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish אום

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאוםaround; about; over; on top of
2Middle High Germanümbe—
3Old High Germanumbiaround
4Proto-West Germanicumbiaround
5Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Yiddish אַר־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאַר־-ward

Words derived from “אַרום”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →