Where does “טײַכל” come from?

טײַכל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ל, from Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

טײַכל (Yiddish): creek

Definitions

  1. creek

Ancestry of “טײַכל”, step by step

טײַכל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־ל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־לForms diminutive nouns when added to a noun, with...
2Middle High Germanteil
3Old High Germanteil
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via Yiddish טײַך

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishטײַךriver
2Middle High Germantīch
3Old High Germantīhdyke, dike; dam
4Proto-Germanic*dīk
5Proto-Germanicdīkazpool, puddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl-Every word from Proto-Germanic dailizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic daili
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