Where does “געמאָלעכץ” come from?

געמאָלעכץ (Yiddish) comes 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, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

געמאָלעכץ (Yiddish): painting

Definitions

  1. painting

Ancestry of “געמאָלעכץ”, step by step

געמאָלעכץ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish גע־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגע־The prefix for the past participle of verbs that...
2Middle High Germange-—
3Old High Germanga-with
4Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
5Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Yiddish מאָלן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמאָלןplural of מאָל; to paint, portray
2Middle High Germanmālen—
3Old High Germanmālōnto paint, to draw
4Old High Germanmāla time; spot, stain
5Proto-West Germanicmāltime, occasion; mealtime
6Proto-Germanicmēląmeasure, measurement; time, occasion; point in...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Yiddish ־עכץ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־עכץ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →