Where does “קיין” come from?

קיין (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German gein, from Middle High German gegen, from Old High German gagan, from Proto-Germanic gagin — towards, in the direction of; against.

קיין (Yiddish): a, an; any; no; to

Definitions

  1. a, an; any; no; to

Ancestry of “קיין”, step by step

קיין traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German gein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangein—
2Middle High Germangegenagainst
3Old High Germangaganagainst
4Proto-Germanicgagintowards, in the direction of; against

via Old High German nihein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanniheinno
2Proto-Germanicnehw ainaznor one

Words derived from “קיין”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gagin →Every word from Old High German gagan →Every word from Middle High German gegen →