Where does “נאָכבוי” come from?

נאָכבוי (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish בוי, from Yiddish בויען, from Middle High German būwen, from Old High German būan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

נאָכבוי (Yiddish): reconstruction

Definitions

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Ancestry of “נאָכבוי”, step by step

נאָכבוי traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish בוי

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבויconstruction
2Yiddishבויעןto build, construct
3Middle High Germanbūwento build
4Old High Germanbūanto build
5Proto-West Germanic*būan—
6Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Yiddish נאָך

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishנאָךafter; still
2Middle High Germannoch—
3Old High Germannohstill; more
4Proto-Germanicnuhnow and, now also; yet, still, moreover
5Proto-Indo-Europeannūnow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *būan →