Where does “זאַלבן” come from?
זאַלבן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German salben, from Old Saxon salbon, from Proto-Germanic salbōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
זאַלבן (Yiddish): To anoint; to use ointment upon; plural of זאַלב
Definitions
- To anoint; to use ointment upon; plural of זאַלב
Ancestry of “זאַלבן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | salben | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | salbon | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | salbōną | to salve, to anoint |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |