Where does “נע־ונדעווען” come from?

נע־ונדעווען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־עווען, from Proto-Slavic -ovati — Creates verbs out of nouns and adjectives.

נע־ונדעווען (Yiddish): to roam, wander

Definitions

  1. to roam, wander

Ancestry of “נע־ונדעווען”, step by step

נע־ונדעווען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־עווען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־עוועןInfinitive form of borrowed verbs with the Slavic suffix at hand in
2Proto-Slavic-ovatiCreates verbs out of nouns and adjectives

via Yiddish נע־ונד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishנע־ונדhomeless, wandering
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovati