Where does “אײַנמאַכן” come from?

אײַנמאַכן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מאַכן, from Middle High German machen, from Old High German mahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz, from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

אײַנמאַכן (Yiddish): to preserve food

Definitions

  1. to preserve food

Ancestry of “אײַנמאַכן”, step by step

אײַנמאַכן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish מאַכן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמאַכןto make, create; to do; to say
2Middle High Germanmachento make
3Old High Germanmahhōnto make, work; to make, do
4Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
5Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

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 maǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic makaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic makōn →