Where does “אוכאַזשעװען” come from?

אוכאַזשעװען (Yiddish) comes from Russian уха́живать, from Russian уходи́ть, from Russian ходи́ть, from Proto-Slavic xoditi, from Proto-Indo-European sod-, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

אוכאַזשעװען (Yiddish): court, fuss over

Definitions

  1. court, fuss over

Ancestry of “אוכאַזשעװען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianуха́живатьto care, to tend, to nurse, to look after
2Russianуходи́тьto care for, to look after
3Russianходи́тьto go; to walk, to go; to walk or go
4Proto-Slavicxoditito go, walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeansod-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sod- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xoditi →