Where does “יאָרטאָג” come from?

יאָרטאָג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish טאָג, from Middle High German tac, from Old High German tag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

יאָרטאָג (Yiddish): anniversary

Definitions

  1. anniversary

Ancestry of “יאָרטאָג”, step by step

יאָרטאָג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish טאָג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishטאָגday
2Middle High GermantacAlternative form of tag
3Old High Germantagday
4Proto-West Germanicdagday
5Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via Yiddish יאָר

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishיאָרyear
2Old High Germanjāryear
3Proto-West Germanicjāryear
4Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dagaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dag →