Where does “משלען” come from?

משלען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ען, 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.

משלען (Yiddish): to give as example, illustrate, depict, describe

Definitions

  1. to give as example, illustrate, depict, describe

Ancestry of “משלען”, step by step

משלען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־ען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־עןAlternative form of ־ן
2Yiddish־ןThe infinitive marker for verbs, which can be...
3Middle High German-en—
4Old High German-īn—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Yiddish משל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמשלfable, allegory, metaphor; example; demo
2Hebrewמשלallegory, fable, morality play; example; To rule,...

Words derived from “משלען”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Middle High German -en →