Where does “שמידן” come from?
שמידן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German smiden, from Old High German smidōn, from Proto-Germanic smiþōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
שמידן (Yiddish): to hammer, pound, forge; plural of שמיד
Definitions
- to hammer, pound, forge; plural of שמיד
Ancestry of “שמידן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | smiden | — |
| 2 | Old High German | smidōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | smiþōną | to forge, fashion |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |