Where does “זאָגער” come from?

זאָגער (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.

זאָגער (Yiddish): reciter, especially one who leads in reciting...

Definitions

  1. reciter, especially one who leads in reciting...

Ancestry of “זאָגער”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaną →