Where does “זאַך” come from?

זאַך (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German sache, from Old High German sahha, from Proto-West Germanic saku, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

זאַך (Yiddish): thing; vagina

Definitions

  1. thing; vagina

Ancestry of “זאַך”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansache—
2Old High Germansahha—
3Proto-West Germanicsakuaccusation, charge; case
4Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic saku →