Where does “אויסמײַדן” come from?

אויסמײַדן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אויס־, from Yiddish מאַכן, from Middle High German machen, from Old High German mahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz, from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

אויסמײַדן (Yiddish): to avoid

Definitions

  1. to avoid

Ancestry of “אויסמײַדן”, step by step

אויסמײַדן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish אויס־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאויס־out-
2Yiddishמאַכןto make, create; to do; to say
3Middle High Germanmachento make
4Old High Germanmahhōnto make, work; to make, do
5Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
6Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

via Yiddish מײַדן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמײַדןto avoid, to keep away from
2Middle High Germanmīden—
3Old High Germanmīdan—
4Old Englishmiþanto hide, conceal, dissemble
5Proto-GermanicmīþanąTo avoid, evade, shun
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyth₂-to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic makaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic makōn →