Where does “אײַנהילן” come from?

אײַנהילן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish הילן, from Middle High German hüllen, from Old High German hullen, from Proto-Germanic *hulljan, from Proto-Germanic huljaną — to cover, veil.

אײַנהילן (Yiddish): to wrap, to envelop, to cover, to drape, to veil

Definitions

  1. to wrap, to envelop, to cover, to drape, to veil

Ancestry of “אײַנהילן”, step by step

אײַנהילן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish הילן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהילןto surround, wrap
2Middle High Germanhüllen
3Old High Germanhullen
4Proto-Germanic*hulljan
5Proto-Germanichuljanąto cover, veil

via Yiddish אײַנ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאײַנ
Every word from Proto-Germanic huljanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic *hulljanEvery word from Old High German hullen