Where does “אָנהייבער” come from?

אָנהייבער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אָנהייבן, from Yiddish אָנ־, from Yiddish טאָן, from Middle High German tuon, from Old High German tuon, from Proto-West Germanic dōn, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t — to do, put, place.

אָנהייבער (Yiddish): beginner

Definitions

  1. beginner

Ancestry of “אָנהייבער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאָנהייבןto begin; plural of אָנהייב
2Yiddishאָנ־Increases specificity of the action
3Yiddishטאָןto do
4Middle High Germantuonto do
5Old High Germantuonto do; to make
6Proto-West Germanicdōnto do; to put, to place
7Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōną →