Where does “zagaheit” come from?

zagaheit (Old High German) comes from Old High German heit, from Proto-West Germanic *haudu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.

zagaheit (Old High German): weakness

Definitions

  1. weakness

Ancestry of “zagaheit”, step by step

zagaheit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German heit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermanheitManner
2Proto-West Germanic*haudu—
3Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—

via Old High German zag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzag—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haiduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *haudu →