Where does “צוגעוווינען” come from?

צוגעוווינען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צו־, from Middle High German zuo, from Old High German zuo, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

צוגעוווינען (Yiddish): to accustom

Definitions

  1. to accustom

Ancestry of “צוגעוווינען”, step by step

צוגעוווינען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish צו־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצו־—
2Middle High Germanzuoto
3Old High Germanzuoto
4Proto-West Germanic*tō—
5Proto-Germanictōto
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via Yiddish געוווינען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגעוווינעןto accustom
2Middle High Germangewenen—
3Old High Germangawenian—
4Proto-Germanicwanjanąto accustom, to make used to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tō →