Where does “נאָכטאָן” come from?

נאָכטאָן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish טאָן, from Middle High German tuon, from Old High German tuon, from Proto-West Germanic dōn, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

נאָכטאָן (Yiddish): to follow, imitate

Definitions

  1. to follow, imitate

Ancestry of “נאָכטאָן”, step by step

נאָכטאָן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish טאָן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishטאָןto do
2Middle High Germantuonto do
3Old High Germantuonto do; to make
4Proto-West Germanicdōnto do; to put, to place
5Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Yiddish נאָכ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishנאָכ־after
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t →Every word from Proto-Germanic dōną →