Where does “זון־זײגער” come from?

זון־זײגער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish זון, from Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-West Germanic sunnā, from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

זון־זײגער (Yiddish): sundial

Definitions

  1. sundial

Ancestry of “זון־זײגער”, step by step

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

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

via Yiddish זייגער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזייגערclock; o'clock, time
2Middle High Germanseigærescale, clock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ →