Where does “הינטערגעסל” come from?

הינטערגעסל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish געסל, from Yiddish ־ל, from Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

הינטערגעסל (Yiddish): alley

Definitions

  1. alley

Ancestry of “הינטערגעסל”, step by step

הינטערגעסל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish געסל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגעסלalley
2Yiddish־לForms diminutive nouns when added to a noun, with...
3Middle High Germanteil—
4Old High Germanteil—
5Proto-West Germanicdailipart
6Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via Yiddish הינטער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהינטערbehind
2Middle High Germanhinter—
3Old High Germanhintarbehind
4Proto-West Germanichinder—
5Proto-Germanichinderbehind, beyond; back, on that side of, behind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →