Where does “נאַכטהעמד” come from?
נאַכטהעמד (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish נאַכט, from Middle High German naht, from Old High German naht, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
נאַכטהעמד (Yiddish): nightshirt
Definitions
- nightshirt
Ancestry of “נאַכטהעמד”, step by step
נאַכטהעמד traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish נאַכט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | נאַכט | night |
| 2 | Middle High German | naht | night |
| 3 | Old High German | naht | night |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | naht | night |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nahts | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
via Yiddish העמד
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | העמד | shirt |
| 2 | Middle High German | hemde | a shirt |
| 3 | Old High German | hemidi | shirt; skin |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hamiþi | shirt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hamō | shape, physical form |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hamô | cover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |