Where does “אייבערצײַג” come from?

אייבערצײַג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צײַג, from Middle High German ziuc, from Old High German giziug, from Proto-Germanic teugą, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

אייבערצײַג (Yiddish): outer layer

Definitions

  1. outer layer

Ancestry of “אייבערצײַג”, step by step

אייבערצײַג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish צײַג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצײַגstuff, material
2Middle High Germanziucstuff, gear
3Old High Germangiziug
4Proto-GermanicteugąA device used for pulling; handle; lever; gear;...
5Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Yiddish אייבער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאייבער
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic teugą