Where does “zaftig” come from?

zaftig (English) comes from Yiddish זאַפֿטיק, from Yiddish ־יק, from Middle High German -ec, from Old High German -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

zaftig (English): Of a woman, having a plump and sexually...

Definitions

  1. Of a woman, having a plump and sexually...

Ancestry of “zaftig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזאַפֿטיקjuicy, succulent, tasty; juicy, succulent; fat
2Yiddish־יק-y, -ic
3Middle High German-ec
4Old High German-ig
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Proto-Germanic -gazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic -g
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