Where does “דאַוונען” come from?

דאַוונען (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German dœnen, from Middle High German tœnen, from Middle High German tōn, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

דאַוונען (Yiddish): to pray, daven

Definitions

  1. to pray, daven

Ancestry of “דאַוונען”, step by step

דאַוונען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German dœnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandœnen
2Middle High Germantœnen
3Middle High Germantōn
4LatintonusThe stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;...
5Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
6Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
7Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
8Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Hebrew דבר

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewדברthing; word; leader

Words derived from “דאַוונען

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tónosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic tónos