Where does “אינדערמיט” come from?
אינדערמיט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish דער, from Middle High German der, from Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷyeh₁- — to rest; rest, peace.
אינדערמיט (Yiddish): in the middle
Definitions
- in the middle
Ancestry of “אינדערמיט”, step by step
אינדערמיט traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish דער
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | דער | the; this |
| 2 | Middle High German | der | the |
| 3 | Middle High German | wīle | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wīla | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hwīlu | period of rest, pause; time, period of time,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwīlō | time, period of time, while; period of rest,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |