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Where does “טשיקאַוועס” come from?

טשיקאַוועס (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish טשיקאַווע, from Polish ciekawy, from Polish -awy, from Polish szpat, from German spät, from Middle High German spǣte, from Old High German spāti, from Proto-West Germanic *spādī — to succeed, to prosper.

טשיקאַוועס (Yiddish): curiosity

Definitions

  1. curiosity

Ancestry of “טשיקאַוועס”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishטשיקאַוועcurious
2Polishciekawyinteresting; curious
3Polish-awy-ish; -ous
4Polishszpat—
5Germanspätlate
6Middle High Germanspǣte—
7Old High Germanspāti—
8Proto-West Germanic*spādī—
9Proto-Germanicspēdizlate
10Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-tí-s—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
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