Where does “חבֿרה־מאַן” come from?

חבֿרה־מאַן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מאַן, from Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

חבֿרה־מאַן (Yiddish): guy

Definitions

  1. guy

Ancestry of “חבֿרה־מאַן”, step by step

חבֿרה־מאַן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish מאַן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמאַןman; husband
2Middle High Germanmanman
3Old High Germanmanman
4Proto-Germanic*mann-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Yiddish חבֿרה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishחבֿרהgang of friends
2Hebrewחֶבְרָה—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *mann- →Every word from Old High German man →