Where does “האַרצרײַסנדיק” come from?

האַרצרײַסנדיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish האַרץ, from Middle High German herze, from Old High German herza, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

האַרצרײַסנדיק (Yiddish): heart-rending

Definitions

  1. heart-rending

Ancestry of “האַרצרײַסנדיק”, step by step

האַרצרײַסנדיק traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish האַרץ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהאַרץheart
2Middle High Germanherzeheart
3Old High Germanherzaheart
4Proto-West Germanichertāheart
5Proto-Germanichertôheart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Yiddish רײַסן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishרײַסןto tear, rip
2Middle High Germanrīzento tear, rend, rip
3Old High Germanrīzanto scratch
4Proto-West Germanichrītanto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
5Proto-Germanichrītanąto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull

via Yiddish ־דיק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־דיקForms present participles; -ish; -y
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗrEvery word from Proto-Germanic hertôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hertā
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