Where does “שוועמל” come from?
שוועמל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ל, from Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
שוועמל (Yiddish): mushroom
Ancestry of “שוועמל”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | ־ל | Forms diminutive nouns when added to a noun, with... |
| 2 | Middle High German | teil | — |
| 3 | Old High German | teil | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | daili | part |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dailiz | part, portion, deal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |