Where does “גערמאַנעץ” come from?
גערמאַנעץ (Yiddish) comes from Russian герма́нец, from Russian Герма́ния, from Latin Germānia, from Latin Germānī, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥ — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
גערמאַנעץ (Yiddish): German
Definitions
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Ancestry of “גערמאַנעץ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | герма́нец | a male member of a Germanic tribe, a Teuton |
| 2 | Russian | Герма́ния | incorrect spelling of Германия |
| 3 | Latin | Germānia | Germany in its various senses, including |
| 4 | Latin | Germānī | Native people or tribes of ancient Germania, mentioned by Julius Caesar and Tacitus |
| 5 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 6 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |