Where does “זעגעכץ” come from?
זעגעכץ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish זעגן, from Middle High German sage, from Old High German saga, from Proto-West Germanic sagā, from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
זעגעכץ (Yiddish): sawdust
Definitions
- sawdust
Ancestry of “זעגעכץ”, step by step
זעגעכץ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish זעגן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | זעגן | to saw to cut with a saw |
| 2 | Middle High German | sage | — |
| 3 | Old High German | saga | story |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sagā | story |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sagǭ | story |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷe- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Yiddish עכץ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | עכץ | — |