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Where does “ווענגער” come from?

ווענגער (Yiddish) comes from Polish węgorz, from Proto-Slavic ǫgořь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic angurjas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engʷʰuryos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis — snake.

ווענגער (Yiddish): eel

Definitions

  1. eel

Ancestry of “ווענגער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishwęgorzAny eel belonging to the genus "Anguilla"
2Proto-Slavicǫgořьeel
3Proto-Balto-Slavicangurjas—
4Proto-Indo-European*h₂engʷʰuryos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éngʷʰissnake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éngʷʰis →