Where does “איינצאָל” come from?

איינצאָל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צאָל, from Middle High German zale, from Old High German zala, from Proto-West Germanic *talu, from Proto-Germanic talō, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

איינצאָל (Yiddish): singular

Definitions

  1. singular

Ancestry of “איינצאָל”, step by step

איינצאָל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish צאָל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצאָלnumber; count
2Middle High Germanzale—
3Old High Germanzalanumber
4Proto-West Germanic*talunarration, report
5Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

via Yiddish איין

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאייןone
2Old High Germaneinone; only
3Proto-West Germanicainone
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *talu →