Where does “וואַנטגעוועב” come from?

וואַנטגעוועב (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish וואַנט, from Middle High German want, from Old High German want, from Proto-Germanic wanduz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

וואַנטגעוועב (Yiddish): tapestry

Definitions

  1. tapestry

Ancestry of “וואַנטגעוועב”, step by step

וואַנטגעוועב traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish וואַנט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishוואַנטwall
2Middle High Germanwant—
3Old High GermanwantA wall
4Proto-Germanicwanduzmole; vole; rod, switch, stick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Yiddish געוועב

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגעוועב—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanduz →Every word from Old High German want →