Where does “בײַנאַכט” come from?
בײַנאַכט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish בײַ, from Middle High German bī, from Old High German bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
בײַנאַכט (Yiddish): by night
Definitions
- by night
Ancestry of “בײַנאַכט”, step by step
בײַנאַכט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish בײַ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | בײַ | at, beside, near, by; with; chez, at the house of |
| 2 | Middle High German | bī | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bī | by, at |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |