Where does “זאַפֿטיק” come from?
זאַפֿטיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־יק, from Middle High German -ec, from Old High German -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
זאַפֿטיק (Yiddish): juicy, succulent, tasty; juicy, succulent; fat
Definitions
- juicy, succulent, tasty; juicy, succulent; fat
Ancestry of “זאַפֿטיק”, step by step
זאַפֿטיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ־יק
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־יק | -y, -ic |
| 2 | Middle High German | -ec | — |
| 3 | Old High German | -ig | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Yiddish זאַפֿט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | זאַפֿט | juice; sap |
| 2 | Middle High German | [[saf]], [[saft]] | — |
| 3 | Old High German | saf | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sap | juice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sab- | juice; taste |