Where does “קיינמאָל” come from?

קיינמאָל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מאָל, from Middle High German māl, from Old High German māl, from Proto-West Germanic māl, from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

קיינמאָל (Yiddish): never

Definitions

  1. never

Ancestry of “קיינמאָל”, step by step

קיינמאָל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish מאָל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמאָלtime, instance; times; moth
2Middle High Germanmāl—
3Old High Germanmāla time; spot, stain
4Proto-West Germanicmāltime, occasion; mealtime
5Proto-Germanicmēląmeasure, measurement; time, occasion; point in...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Yiddish קיין

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקייןa, an; any; no; to
2Middle High Germangein—
3Middle High Germangegenagainst
4Old High Germangaganagainst
5Proto-Germanicgagintowards, in the direction of; against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →