Where does “איבערצײַגן” come from?

איבערצײַגן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צײַגן, from Middle High German zeigen, from Old High German zeigōn.

איבערצײַגן (Yiddish): to convince

Definitions

  1. to convince

Ancestry of “איבערצײַגן”, step by step

איבערצײַגן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish צײַגן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצײַגןto convince
2Middle High Germanzeigen—
3Old High Germanzeigōn—

via Yiddish איבער־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאיבער־über-, over-, super-, supra-, preter-, meta-
Every word from Old High German zeigōn →Every word from Middle High German zeigen →Every word from Yiddish צײַגן →