Where does “גראָבאײַזן” come from?

גראָבאײַזן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אײַזן, from Middle High German īsern, from Old High German īsarn, from Proto-West Germanic īsarn, from Proto-Germanic īsarną, from Proto-Celtic īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.

גראָבאײַזן (Yiddish): hoe

Definitions

  1. hoe

Ancestry of “גראָבאײַזן”, step by step

גראָבאײַזן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish אײַזן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאײַזןiron; ironware, piece of iron
2Middle High Germanīserniron
3Old High Germanīsarniron
4Proto-West Germanicīsarniron
5Proto-Germanicīsarnąiron
6Proto-Celticīsarnomiron
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésh₂r̥blood

via Yiddish גראָבן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגראָבןdig
2Middle High Germangrabento dig
3Old High Germangraban—
4Proto-West Germanicgrabanto dig; to engrave
5Proto-Germanicgrabanąto dig; to engrave, scratch
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrābʰ-to dig, scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic īsarnom →Every word from Proto-Germanic īsarną →