Where does “ייִנגלווײַז” come from?
ייִנגלווײַז (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ייִנגל, from Yiddish יונג, from Middle High German junc, from Old High German jung, from Proto-West Germanic jung, from Proto-Germanic jungaz, from Proto-Germanic juwungaz, from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
ייִנגלווײַז (Yiddish): as a boy
Definitions
- as a boy
Ancestry of “ייִנגלווײַז”, step by step
ייִנגלווײַז traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ייִנגל
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ייִנגל | little boy; overly naive or ignorant man |
| 2 | Yiddish | יונג | a youth; young |
| 3 | Middle High German | junc | young |
| 4 | Old High German | jung | young |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | jung | young |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | jungaz | young |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | juwungaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yuwn̥kós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yuh₁en- | young |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via Yiddish ווײַז
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ווײַז | — |