Where does “אויפֿזוכן” come from?
אויפֿזוכן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish זוכן, from Old High German suohhen, from Proto-West Germanic sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.
אויפֿזוכן (Yiddish): to look up, find; to turn up
Definitions
- to look up, find; to turn up
Ancestry of “אויפֿזוכן”, step by step
אויפֿזוכן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish זוכן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | זוכן | to seek, search |
| 2 | Old High German | suohhen | to seek, inquire, look for |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sōkijan | to seek, to look for |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sōkijaną | to seek, look for |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
via Yiddish אויפֿ־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אויפֿ־ | a separable prefix; similar to English up-, indicating |