Where does “ניימאַשין” come from?
ניימאַשין (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מאַשין, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.
ניימאַשין (Yiddish): sewing machine
Definitions
- sewing machine
Ancestry of “ניימאַשין”, step by step
ניימאַשין traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish מאַשין
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | מאַשין | machine |
| 2 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 3 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 4 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |