Where does “בייגן” come from?

בייגן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German böugen, from Old High German bougen, from Proto-Germanic baugijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

בייגן (Yiddish): bend; inflect

Definitions

  1. bend; inflect

Ancestry of “בייגן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanböugen—
2Old High Germanbougen—
3Proto-Germanicbaugijanąto bend, bow
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “בייגן”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →