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Where does “אַרײַנגיין” come from?

אַרײַנגיין (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish גיין, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

אַרײַנגיין (Yiddish): to go in, enter; to frequent; to be included

Definitions

  1. to go in, enter; to frequent; to be included

Ancestry of “אַרײַנגיין”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגייןto go; to walk
2Middle High Germangēn—
3Old High Germangēn—
4Proto-West Germanicgānto go
5Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
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