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Where does “שמועסן” come from?

שמועסן (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.

שמועסן (Yiddish): to talk idly, chat, converse, shmooze; plural of...

Definitions

  1. to talk idly, chat, converse, shmooze; plural of...

Ancestry of “שמועסן”, step by step

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

Words derived from “שמועסן”

  • schmusen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →