Where does “מעשן” come from?

מעשן (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.

מעשן (Yiddish): brass in composition

Definitions

  1. brass in composition

Ancestry of “מעשן”, step by step

מעשן 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 מעש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמעשbrass alloy of copper and tin
2Middle High Germanmessinc—
3Proto-Germanicmasjinga-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Middle High German -en →