Where does “הירזש” come from?

הירזש (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German hirse, from Old High German hirso, from Proto-Germanic hirsijô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

הירזש (Yiddish): millet

Definitions

  1. millet

Ancestry of “הירזש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhirse—
2Old High Germanhirsomillet
3Proto-Germanichirsijô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →