Where does “איר” come from?
איר (Yiddish) comes from Old High German ira, from Proto-Germanic hezōi, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
איר (Yiddish): you second-person plural pronoun
Definitions
- you second-person plural pronoun
Ancestry of “איר”, step by step
איר traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old High German ira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | ira | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hezōi | dative singular feminine of *hiz |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *hiz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 5 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 6 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 7 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Middle High German ir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | ir | ye, you |
| 2 | Old High German | ir | you |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | jiʀ | you |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jīz | Alternative form of *jūz |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *yúHs | you (plural) |
via Akkadian Ayyārum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akkadian | Ayyārum | Ayyāru, the second month of the Babylonian calendar |