Where does “זוכצעטל” come from?

זוכצעטל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צעטל, from German zedele, from Italian cedola, from Medieval Latin cedula, from Latin schedula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

זוכצעטל (Yiddish): index

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Ancestry of “זוכצעטל”, step by step

זוכצעטל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish צעטל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצעטלnote, slip
2Germanzedele
3Italiancedolacounterfoil; coupon, voucher
4Medieval LatincedulaAlternative form of schedula
5Latinschedulaleaf of paper
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos
8Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Yiddish זוכן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזוכןto seek, search
2Old High Germansuohhento seek, inquire, look for
3Proto-West Germanicsōkijanto seek, to look for
4Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós