Where does “אײַנגעשרומפּנקייט” come from?
אײַנגעשרומפּנקייט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קייט, from Old High German ketīna, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
אײַנגעשרומפּנקייט (Yiddish): shrunken state
Definitions
- shrunken state
Ancestry of “אײַנגעשרומפּנקייט”, step by step
אײַנגעשרומפּנקייט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish קייט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | קייט | chain |
| 2 | Old High German | ketīna | — |
| 3 | Latin | catēna | chain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |
via Yiddish אײַנגעשרומפּן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אײַנגעשרומפּן | shrunken |