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
Ancestry of “זאַך”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | sache | — |
| 2 | Old High German | sahha | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | saku | accusation, charge; case |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sakō | quarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |