Where does “אָסיען” come from?

אָסיען (Yiddish) comes from Russian о́сень, from Old East Slavic осень, from Proto-Slavic *esenь — autumn.

אָסיען (Yiddish): autumn, fall

Definitions

  1. autumn, fall

Ancestry of “אָסיען”, step by step

אָסיען traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian о́сень

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianо́сеньautumn, fall
2Old East Slavicосеньautumn
3Proto-Slavic*esenьautumn

via Polish jesień

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishjesieńautumn

via Ukrainian осінь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianосіньautumn, fall
Every word from Proto-Slavic *esenь →Every word from Old East Slavic осень →Every word from Russian о́сень →