Where does “מאָן” come from?

מאָן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German māhe, from Old High German māho, from Proto-Germanic mēhô.

מאָן (Yiddish): first-person singular of מאָנען; poppy seed

Definitions

  1. first-person singular of מאָנען; poppy seed

Ancestry of “מאָן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmāhe—
2Old High Germanmāhopoppyseed
3Proto-Germanicmēhô—

Words derived from “מאָן”

Every word from Proto-Germanic mēhô →Every word from Old High German māho →Every word from Middle High German māhe →