Where does “וואַשצימער” come from?

וואַשצימער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish וואַשן, from Middle High German waschen, from Old High German wascan, from Proto-Germanic waskaną, from Proto-Germanic watskaną, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

וואַשצימער (Yiddish): bathroom, washroom

Definitions

  1. bathroom, washroom

Ancestry of “וואַשצימער”, step by step

וואַשצימער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish וואַשן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishוואַשןwash
2Middle High Germanwaschen—
3Old High Germanwascan—
4Proto-Germanicwaskanąto wash
5Proto-Germanicwatskanąto wash, get wet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Yiddish צימער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצימערroom
2Middle High Germanzimber—
3Old High Germanzimbar—
4Proto-West Germanic*timr(act of) building
5Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
6Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic watskaną →