Where does “ביינדל” come from?

ביינדל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ביין, from Middle High German bein, from Old High German bein, from Proto-West Germanic bain, from Proto-Germanic bainą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

ביינדל (Yiddish): die one of a pair of dice

Definitions

  1. die one of a pair of dice

Ancestry of “ביינדל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבייןbone
2Middle High Germanbeinleg
3Old High Germanbeinleg; bone
4Proto-West Germanicbainleg; bone
5Proto-Germanicbainąleg; bone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

Words derived from “ביינדל”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bainą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bain →