Where does “קהלן” come from?

קהלן (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.

קהלן (Yiddish): to participate in public/community affairs

Definitions

  1. to participate in public/community affairs

Ancestry of “קהלן”, step by step

קהלן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־ן

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

via Yiddish קהל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקהלa Jewish community
2Hebrewקָהָלcommunity; assembly, synagogue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Middle High German -en →