בענקען

Yiddish

Etymology

Possibly derived from Middle High German bange (anxious) or the noun benge (anxiety), which are related with Middle High German enge (narrow), whence Yiddish ענג (eng). The sense “to yearn” is attested for the equivalent German bangen (usually “to be anxious”). Compare also German beengen (to cramp, to corset).

Verb

בענקען (benken) (past participle געבענקט (gebenkt))

  1. to yearn, to long

Conjugation

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