Where does “אײַנטענהן” come from?

אײַנטענהן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish טענהן, from Yiddish ־ן, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

אײַנטענהן (Yiddish): to discuss

Definitions

  1. to discuss

Ancestry of “אײַנטענהן”, step by step

אײַנטענהן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish טענהן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishטענהןto argue, claim
2Yiddish־ןThe infinitive marker for verbs, which can be...
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Yiddish אײַנ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאײַנ־Implies entering a new state or a change of situation
2Middle High Germanīn-—
3Old High Germaninin
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Middle High German -en →