Where does “וויגליד” come from?

וויגליד (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ליד, from Middle High German liet, from Old High German liod, from Proto-West Germanic leuþ, from Proto-Germanic leuþą, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

וויגליד (Yiddish): lullaby

Definitions

  1. lullaby

Ancestry of “וויגליד”, step by step

וויגליד traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ליד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishלידsong; poem
2Middle High Germanlietstanza
3Old High Germanliodsong, lay, singing
4Proto-West Germanicleuþsong
5Proto-Germanicleuþąsong, lay, song of praise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Yiddish וויג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishוויגcradle, crib
2Middle High Germanwigecradle
3Old High Germanwīga—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic leuþ →