Where does “אײַלעניש” come from?

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

אײַלעניש (Yiddish): hurry

Definitions

  1. hurry

Ancestry of “אײַלעניש”, step by step

אײַלעניש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish אײַלן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאײַלןto hurry, rush
2Middle High Germanīlen—
3Old High Germanīlen—
4Proto-West Germanic*īlijanto make haste, hasten

via Yiddish עניש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishעניש—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan →Every word from Old High German īlen →Every word from Middle High German īlen →