Where does “נאָכמיטאָג” come from?
נאָכמיטאָג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מיטאָג, from Middle High German mittetac, from Old High German mittitac, from Old High German mitti, from Proto-Germanic midją, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
נאָכמיטאָג (Yiddish): afternoon
Definitions
- afternoon
Ancestry of “נאָכמיטאָג”, step by step
נאָכמיטאָג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish מיטאָג
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | מיטאָג | noon |
| 2 | Middle High German | mittetac | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mittitac | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mitti | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midją | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |