Where does “זיסן” come from?

זיסן (Yiddish) comes from Old High German suozen, from Proto-Germanic swōtijaną, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

זיסן (Yiddish): to sweeten

Definitions

  1. to sweeten

Ancestry of “זיסן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansuozen—
2Proto-Germanicswōtijanąto sweeten
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

Words derived from “זיסן”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus →Every word from Proto-Germanic swōtijaną →