Where does “מערצאָל” come from?

מערצאָל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צאָל, from Middle High German zale, from Old High German zala, from Proto-West Germanic *talu, from Proto-Germanic talō, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

מערצאָל (Yiddish): plural

Definitions

  1. plural

Ancestry of “מערצאָל”, step by step

מערצאָל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish צאָל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצאָלnumber; count
2Middle High Germanzale—
3Old High Germanzalanumber
4Proto-West Germanic*talunarration, report
5Proto-Germanictalōnarration, report; assessment, judgment;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

via Yiddish מער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמערmore; carrot
2Old High Germanmēromore
3Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
4Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many
Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *talu →