Where does “איבערציִען” come from?
איבערציִען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ציִען, from Middle High German ziehen, from Old High German ziohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
איבערציִען (Yiddish): to move change residence
Definitions
- to move change residence
Ancestry of “איבערציִען”, step by step
איבערציִען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ציִען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ציִען | to pull |
| 2 | Middle High German | ziehen | to pull |
| 3 | Old High German | ziohan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via Yiddish איבער־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | איבער־ | über-, over-, super-, supra-, preter-, meta- |