Where does “לשון־הרען” come from?

לשון־הרען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ן, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

לשון־הרען (Yiddish): to gossip

Definitions

  1. to gossip

Ancestry of “לשון־הרען”, step by step

לשון־הרען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־ן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ןThe infinitive marker for verbs, which can be...
2Middle High German-en—
3Old High German-īn—
4Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Yiddish לשון־הרע

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishלשון־הרעgossip talk about other people
2Hebrewלשון הרעslander; libel; lashon hara/loshon hora
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Middle High German -en →