Where does “צוזאָגעכץ” come from?
צוזאָגעכץ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צוזאָגן, 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;...
צוזאָגעכץ (Yiddish): a promise
Definitions
- a promise
Ancestry of “צוזאָגעכץ”, step by step
צוזאָגעכץ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish צוזאָגן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | צוזאָגן | to promise |
| 2 | Yiddish | צו־ | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | zuo | to |
| 4 | Old High German | zuo | to |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *tō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
via Yiddish עכץ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | עכץ | — |