Where does “אַשטעצל” come from?
אַשטעצל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish טעצל, from Yiddish טאַץ, from Polish taca, from German Tasse, from French tasse, from Middle French tasse, from Arabic طَاس, from Persian تست — sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose.
אַשטעצל (Yiddish): ashtray
Definitions
- ashtray
Ancestry of “אַשטעצל”, step by step
אַשטעצל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish טעצל
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | טעצל | saucer |
| 2 | Yiddish | טאַץ | tray object on which things are carried |
| 3 | Polish | taca | tray, salver |
| 4 | German | Tasse | cup with a handle |
| 5 | French | tasse | cup; cupful |
| 6 | Middle French | tasse | — |
| 7 | Arabic | طَاس | bowl, basin; bowl, cup |
| 8 | Persian | تست | test |
| 9 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 10 | German | testen | to test |
| 11 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 12 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 13 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 14 | Old French | teste | head |
| 15 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 16 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 17 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |