Where does “אײַלן” come from?

אײַלן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German īlen, from Old High German īlen, from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan — to make haste, hasten.

אײַלן (Yiddish): to hurry, rush

Definitions

  1. to hurry, rush

Ancestry of “אײַלן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanīlen—
2Old High Germanīlen—
3Proto-West Germanic*īlijanto make haste, hasten

Words derived from “אײַלן”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan →Every word from Old High German īlen →Every word from Middle High German īlen →