Where does “זאָגעניש” come from?

זאָגעניש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish זאָגן, from Middle High German sagen, from Old High German sagēn, from Proto-West Germanic saggjan, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

זאָגעניש (Yiddish): speaking

Definitions

  1. speaking

Ancestry of “זאָגעניש”, step by step

זאָגעניש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish זאָגן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזאָגןto say; to tell
2Middle High Germansagento say
3Old High Germansagēnto say
4Proto-West Germanicsaggjanto say
5Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
6Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Yiddish עניש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishעניש
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaną