Where does “טעגעסער” come from?

טעגעסער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish עסער, from Yiddish עסן, from German Essen, from Middle High German ëzzen, from Old High German ëȥȥan, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti — to eat.

טעגעסער (Yiddish): yeshiva student fed regularly at the homes of local families

Definitions

  1. yeshiva student fed regularly at the homes of local families

Ancestry of “טעגעסער”, step by step

טעגעסער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish עסער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishעסערeater
2Yiddishעסןto eat; food
3GermanEssengerund of essen; eating; meal; food
4Middle High Germanëzzento eat
5Old High Germanëȥȥanto eat
6Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
7Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Yiddish טעג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishטעגplural of טאָג; days
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →