Where does “ניסן” come from?
ניסן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German niesen, from Old High German niosan, from Proto-West Germanic hneusan, from Proto-Germanic hneusaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)knus- — to sneeze.
ניסן (Yiddish): to sneeze; Nisan
Definitions
- to sneeze; Nisan
Ancestry of “ניסן”, step by step
ניסן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German niesen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | niesen | to sneeze |
| 2 | Old High German | niosan | to sneeze |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hneusan | to sneeze |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hneusaną | to sneeze |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)knus- | to sneeze |
via Hebrew נִיסָן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | נִיסָן | — |