Where does “געווינס” come from?
געווינס (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish געווינען, from Middle High German gewinnen, from Old High German giwinnan, from Proto-West Germanic gawinnan, from Proto-Germanic gawinnaną, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
געווינס (Yiddish): winnings, jackpot
Definitions
- winnings, jackpot
Ancestry of “געווינס”, step by step
געווינס traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish געווינען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | געווינען | win |
| 2 | Middle High German | gewinnen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | giwinnan | to win |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gawinnan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gawinnaną | to swink; to labour, toil; to acquire |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |