Where does “זיסל” come from?

זיסל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish זיס, from Middle High German süezi, from Old High German suozī, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “זיסל”, step by step

זיסל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish זיס

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזיסsweet; cute
2Middle High Germansüezi—
3Old High Germansuozīsweet
4Old High German-ī-ness
5Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Yiddish ־ל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־לForms diminutive nouns when added to a noun, with...
2Middle High Germanteil—
3Old High Germanteil—
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Old High German -ī →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →