Where does “שמדן” come from?

שמדן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ן, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

שמדן (Yiddish): to convert from Judaism especially to Christianity

Definitions

  1. to convert from Judaism especially to Christianity

Ancestry of “שמדן”, step by step

שמדן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־ן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ןThe infinitive marker for verbs, which can be...
2Middle High German-en
3Old High German-īn
4Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Yiddish שמד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשמד
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnazEvery word from Middle High German -en
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