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Where does “אינדזל” come from?

אינדזל (Yiddish) comes from German insel, from Middle High German insel, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

אינדזל (Yiddish): island

Definitions

  1. island

Ancestry of “אינדזל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaninsel—
2Middle High Germaninsel—
3LatinĪnsula—
4Proto-Italicenselā—
Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →