Where does “זיצפֿלייש” come from?

זיצפֿלייש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פֿלייש, from Middle High German fleisch, from Old High German fleisk, from Proto-West Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.

זיצפֿלייש (Yiddish): Sitzfleisch

Definitions

  1. Sitzfleisch

Ancestry of “זיצפֿלייש”, step by step

זיצפֿלייש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish פֿלייש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿליישmeat, flesh
2Middle High Germanfleischflesh, meat
3Old High Germanfleiskmeat
4Proto-West Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
5Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

via Yiddish זיצן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזיצןto sit
2Middle High Germansitzento sit
3Old High Germansizzen—
4Proto-Germanic*sittjan—
5Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Proto-West Germanic flaiski →