Where does “זייגעריק” come from?

זייגעריק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish זייגער, from Middle High German seigære — scale, clock.

זייגעריק (Yiddish): clockwise

Definitions

  1. clockwise

Ancestry of “זייגעריק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזייגערclock; o'clock, time
2Middle High Germanseigærescale, clock
Every word from Middle High German seigære →Every word from Yiddish זייגער →