Where does “ווײַזפֿינגער” come from?
ווײַזפֿינגער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ווײַזן, from Middle High German wīsen, from Old High German wīsen, from Proto-West Germanic wīsijan, from Proto-Germanic wīsijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
ווײַזפֿינגער (Yiddish): index finger, pointer finger
Definitions
- index finger, pointer finger
Ancestry of “ווײַזפֿינגער”, step by step
ווײַזפֿינגער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ווײַזן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ווײַזן | show, point out |
| 2 | Middle High German | wīsen | to teach |
| 3 | Old High German | wīsen | to indicate, show |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wīsijan | to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīsijaną | to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Yiddish פֿינגער
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פֿינגער | finger, toe |