Where does “בענקען” come from?
בענקען (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German bange, from Middle High German ange, from Old High German ango, from Old High German engi, from Proto-West Germanic *angī, from Proto-Germanic anguz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
בענקען (Yiddish): to yearn, to long
Definitions
- to yearn, to long
Ancestry of “בענקען”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | bange | fear; anxious |
| 2 | Middle High German | ange | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ango | hook; angle; narrowly |
| 4 | Old High German | engi | narrow; narrowness |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *angī | narrow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | anguz | narrow, tight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |