Where does “בענקעניש” come from?
בענקעניש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish בענקען, 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 — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
בענקעניש (Yiddish): yearning
Definitions
- yearning
Ancestry of “בענקעניש”, step by step
בענקעניש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish בענקען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | בענקען | to yearn, to long |
| 2 | Middle High German | bange | fear; anxious |
| 3 | Middle High German | ange | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ango | hook; angle; narrowly |
| 5 | Old High German | engi | narrow; narrowness |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *angī | narrow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | anguz | narrow, tight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |
via Yiddish ניש
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ניש | — |