Where does “דערציילער” come from?

דערציילער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ער, from Middle High German -er, from Old Dutch -iro, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

דערציילער (Yiddish): storyteller, short story writer, narrator

Definitions

  1. storyteller, short story writer, narrator

Ancestry of “דערציילער”, step by step

דערציילער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־ער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ער-er
2Middle High German-er—
3Old Dutch-iro—
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yiddish דערציילן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishדערציילןto tell, to relate
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Middle High German -er →Every word from Yiddish ־ער →