Where does “איטאַליענער” come from?
איטאַליענער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ער, from Middle High German -er, from Old Dutch -iro, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.
Ancestry of “איטאַליענער”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | ־ער | -er |
| 2 | Middle High German | -er | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | -iro | — |
| 4 | Proto-Bantu | ì- | Class 5 noun prefix |