Where does “משפּחה־נאָמען” come from?
משפּחה־נאָמען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish נאָמען, from Middle High German name, from Old High German namo, from Proto-West Germanic namō, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
משפּחה־נאָמען (Yiddish): surname
Definitions
- surname
Ancestry of “משפּחה־נאָמען”, step by step
משפּחה־נאָמען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish נאָמען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | נאָמען | name |
| 2 | Middle High German | name | name |
| 3 | Old High German | namo | name; noun |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | namō | name |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | namô | name |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |
via Yiddish משפּחה
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | משפּחה | family, kin |
| 2 | Hebrew | מִשְׁפָּחָה | a family; family |