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
Ancestry of “הירזש”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | hirse | — |
| 2 | Old High German | hirso | millet |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hirsijô | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |