Where does “סמאָרקעכץ” come from?
סמאָרקעכץ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish סמאָרקען, from Yiddish ־ען, from Yiddish ־ן, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
סמאָרקעכץ (Yiddish): snot
Definitions
- snot
Ancestry of “סמאָרקעכץ”, step by step
סמאָרקעכץ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish סמאָרקען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | סמאָרקען | to run; to blow one's nose |
| 2 | Yiddish | ־ען | Alternative form of ־ן |
| 3 | Yiddish | ־ן | The infinitive marker for verbs, which can be... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Yiddish עכץ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | עכץ | — |