Where does “וואַנט” come from?
וואַנט (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German want, from Old High German want, from Proto-Germanic wanduz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
וואַנט (Yiddish): wall
Ancestry of “וואַנט”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | want | — |
| 2 | Old High German | want | A wall |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wanduz | mole; vole; rod, switch, stick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |