Where does “זון־אונטערגאַנג” come from?

זון־אונטערגאַנג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אונטערגאַנג, from German Untergang, from German Gang, from Middle High German ganc, from Old High German gang, from Proto-Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s — to walk; to step.

זון־אונטערגאַנג (Yiddish): sunset

Definitions

  1. sunset

Ancestry of “זון־אונטערגאַנג”, step by step

זון־אונטערגאַנג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish אונטערגאַנג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאונטערגאַנגdecline, downfall, doom; epidemic; blight
2GermanUntergangfall, downfall, doom; sinking; setting
3GermanGangmotion, movement, progress, way, going; gait, way...
4Middle High Germangancprocession
5Old High GermangangA path, course, way, journey; a going
6Proto-Germanic*gang
7Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Yiddish זון

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזוןsun; son
2Middle High Germansunnesun
3Old High Germansunnasun; an excuse; justification
4Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
5Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic gangaz