Where does “נעביש” come from?

נעביש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish נעבעך, from Czech nebohý, from Proto-Slavic nebogъ, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

נעביש (Yiddish): nebbish

Definitions

  1. nebbish

Ancestry of “נעביש”, step by step

נעביש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish נעבעך

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishנעבעךsadly, unfortunately; unfortunate person; unhappy...
2Czechnebohýpoor
3Proto-Slavicnebogъpoor; unfortunate
4Proto-Slavicnenot
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
6Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

via Yiddish יש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishישliquor, especially brandy or whisky; entity,...
2Hebrewיַיִןwine
3Hebrewשרףto burn; to use up, waste; seraph

Words derived from “נעביש”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →