Where does “שטויבמאַשין” come from?
שטויבמאַשין (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מאַשין, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.
שטויבמאַשין (Yiddish): vacuum cleaner
Definitions
- vacuum cleaner
Ancestry of “שטויבמאַשין”, step by step
שטויבמאַשין traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish מאַשין
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | מאַשין | machine |
| 2 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 3 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 4 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |