Where does “זינגליד” come from?

זינגליד (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ליד, from Middle High German liet, from Old High German liod, from Proto-West Germanic leuþ, from Proto-Germanic leuþą, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

זינגליד (Yiddish): song

Definitions

  1. song

Ancestry of “זינגליד”, step by step

זינגליד traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ליד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishלידsong; poem
2Middle High Germanlietstanza
3Old High Germanliodsong, lay, singing
4Proto-West Germanicleuþsong
5Proto-Germanicleuþąsong, lay, song of praise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Yiddish זינגען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזינגעןto sing
2Middle High Germansingento sing
3Old High Germansingan"strong class III"; to sing
4Proto-West Germanicsingwanto sing
5Proto-Germanicsingwanąto sing
6Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷʰ-to recite; to sing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic leuþ →
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