Where does “אומריינקייט” come from?

אומריינקייט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קייט, from Old High German ketīna, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

אומריינקייט (Yiddish): uncleanliness

Definitions

  1. uncleanliness

Ancestry of “אומריינקייט”, step by step

אומריינקייט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish קייט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקייטchain
2Old High Germanketīna
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Yiddish אומריין

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאומריין
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat-Every word from Latin catēnaEvery word from Old High German ketīna