Where does “געלינקט” come from?
געלינקט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish גע־ ־ט, from Yiddish גע־, from Middle High German ge-, from Old High German ga-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
געלינקט (Yiddish): left-handed
Definitions
- left-handed
Ancestry of “געלינקט”, step by step
געלינקט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish גע־ ־ט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | גע־ ־ט | Regularly adds to the verbal stem to form past participles of weak verbs |
| 2 | Yiddish | גע־ | The prefix for the past participle of verbs that... |
| 3 | Middle High German | ge- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ga- | with |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 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,... |
via Yiddish לינק
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | לינק | left; sinister, wrong |
| 2 | German | link | left; sly; cunning; dangerous |
| 3 | English | link | A connection between places, people, events,... |
| 4 | Latin | linchinus | candle |
| 5 | Latin | lynchinus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λύχνος | lamp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | luk-s-nos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |