Where does “גזשענדע” come from?

גזשענדע (Yiddish) comes from Polish grzęda, from Proto-Slavic gręda, from Polish Grad, from Proto-Slavic gradъ, from Proto-Indo-European greh₃d-.

גזשענדע (Yiddish): perch, roost

Definitions

  1. perch, roost

Ancestry of “גזשענדע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgrzędaperch, roost; patch, bed
2Proto-Slavicgrędagarden bed; beam
3PolishGrad—
4Proto-Slavicgradъhail
5Proto-Indo-Europeangreh₃d-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European greh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gradъ →Every word from Polish Grad →