Where does “גולמען” come from?

גולמען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ן, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

גולמען (Yiddish): to stand motionless

Definitions

  1. to stand motionless

Ancestry of “גולמען”, step by step

גולמען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־ן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ןThe infinitive marker for verbs, which can be...
2Middle High German-en—
3Old High German-īn—
4Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Yiddish גולם

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגולםgolem; fool, idiot, dummy
2Hebrewגולםan inchoate object, an amorphous mass; a dummy, a...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Middle High German -en →