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Where does “זײַט” come from?

זײַט (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German site, from Old High German situ, from Proto-West Germanic *sidu, from Proto-Germanic siduz, from Proto-Indo-European swedʰ- — custom, habit; wont, habit, custom.

זײַט (Yiddish): side; page; inflection of זײַן : ## second-person...

Definitions

  1. side; page; inflection of זײַן : ## second-person...

Ancestry of “זײַט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansite—
2Old High Germansitucustom; habit
3Proto-West Germanic*sidu—
4Proto-Germanicsiduzcustom, habit, practice; conduct
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswedʰ-custom, habit; wont, habit, custom
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