Where does “פּסקענען” come from?

פּסקענען (Yiddish) comes 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.

פּסקענען (Yiddish): to decide, adjudicate, rule, especially on matters of Jewish law

Definitions

  1. to decide, adjudicate, rule, especially on matters of Jewish law

Ancestry of “פּסקענען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ןThe infinitive marker for verbs, which can be...
2Middle High German-en—
3Old High German-īn—
4Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “פּסקענען”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Middle High German -en →
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