Where does “דלות־געגנט” come from?
דלות־געגנט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish געגנט, from Middle High German gegende, from Old High German geginōti, from Old French contree, from Latin contrata, from Latin contra, from Latin rota, from Proto-Italic rotā — to run.
דלות־געגנט (Yiddish): slum, poor neighbourhood
Definitions
- slum, poor neighbourhood
Ancestry of “דלות־געגנט”, step by step
דלות־געגנט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish געגנט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | געגנט | region, area |
| 2 | Middle High German | gegende | — |
| 3 | Old High German | geginōti | — |
| 4 | Old French | contree | country; the countryside |
| 5 | Latin | contrata | lying opposite; spread before |
| 6 | Latin | contra | against; opposite to; contrary to |
| 7 | Latin | rota | wheel; a car, a chariot; the disc of the sun |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |
via Yiddish דלות
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | דלות | poverty |