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Where does “מענדעלסאָן” come from?

מענדעלסאָן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מענדל, 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,...

Ancestry of “מענדעלסאָן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמענדל—
2Yiddishמאַןman; husband
3Middle High Germanmanman
4Old High Germanmanman
5Proto-Germanic*mann-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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