Where does “עקדיש” come from?

עקדיש (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German egedëhse, from Old High German egidehsa, from Proto-West Germanic agiþahsijā, from Proto-West Germanic agi, from Proto-Germanic agaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂égʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʰ- — to be upset, afraid.

עקדיש (Yiddish): scorpion

Definitions

  1. scorpion

Ancestry of “עקדיש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanegedëhse—
2Old High Germanegidehsalizard
3Proto-West Germanicagiþahsijālizard
4Proto-West Germanicagifear
5Proto-Germanicagazfear; dread
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂égʰosdistress
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʰ-to be upset, afraid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂égʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic agaz →