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Where does “גאָטעניו” come from?

גאָטעניו (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish גאָט, from Middle High German got, from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

גאָטעניו (Yiddish): Endearing form of גאָט; oh my God, God in heaven

Definitions

  1. Endearing form of גאָט; oh my God, God in heaven

Ancestry of “גאָטעניו”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגאָטgod; God
2Middle High Germangot—
3Old High Germangotgod
4Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
5Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
6Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
8Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
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