Where does “אַרומיק” come from?
אַרומיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אַרום, 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 — on, onto.
אַרומיק (Yiddish): nearby
Definitions
- nearby
Ancestry of “אַרומיק”, step by step
אַרומיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish אַרום
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אַרום | around |
| 2 | Yiddish | אום | around; about; over; on top of |
| 3 | Middle High German | ümbe | — |
| 4 | Old High German | umbi | around |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | umbi | around |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |