Where does “בין” come from?
בין (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German bine, from Old High German bini, from Proto-West Germanic *bini.
בין (Yiddish): bee; first-person singular present of זײַן
Definitions
- bee; first-person singular present of זײַן
Ancestry of “בין”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | bine | — |
| 2 | Old High German | bini | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *bini | — |