Where does “האָרשווענקעכץ” come from?

האָרשווענקעכץ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שווענקען, from Middle High German swenken, from Old High German swenkēn, from Proto-West Germanic *swankijan, from Proto-Germanic swankijaną, from Proto-Germanic swinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sweng-.

האָרשווענקעכץ (Yiddish): hair conditioner

Definitions

  1. hair conditioner

Ancestry of “האָרשווענקעכץ”, step by step

האָרשווענקעכץ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish שווענקען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשווענקען}} to rinse
2Middle High Germanswenken
3Old High Germanswenkēn
4Proto-West Germanic*swankijanto cause to swing, to waver
5Proto-Germanicswankijanąto cause to sway, swing
6Proto-Germanicswinkanąto swing, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansweng-

via Yiddish האָר

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהאָרhair
2Old High Germanhārhair
3Proto-West Germanic*hārhair
4Proto-Germanichērąhair
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle

via Yiddish ־עכץ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־עכץ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweng-Every word from Proto-Germanic swinkanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic swankijaną