Where does “זײַדוואָרעם” come from?
זײַדוואָרעם (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish זײַד, from Middle High German sīde, from Old High German sīda, from Proto-Germanic *sīdā, from Latin sēta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito- — to satiate, satisfy.
זײַדוואָרעם (Yiddish): silkworm
Definitions
- silkworm
Ancestry of “זײַדוואָרעם”, step by step
זײַדוואָרעם traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish זײַד
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | זײַד | silk |
| 2 | Middle High German | sīde | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sīda | silk |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *sīdā | — |
| 5 | Latin | sēta | — |
| 6 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
via Yiddish וואָרעם
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | וואָרעם | worm; because |
| 2 | Middle High German | wurm | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wurm | snake |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wurmi | worm; serpent, snake |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurmiz | worm; serpent, snake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥mis | worm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |