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

Definitions

  1. mushroom

Ancestry of “שוועמל”, step by step

שוועמל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־ל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־לForms diminutive nouns when added to a noun, with...
2Middle High Germanteil—
3Old High Germanteil—
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via Yiddish שוואָם

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשוואָםmushroom, fungus
2Middle High Germanswamme—
3Old High Germanswamp—
4Old Englishswammmushroom, fungus; sponge; first/third-person...
5Proto-Germanic*swammaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswombh-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →