Where does “צוציִיִקייט” come from?

צוציִיִקייט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צוציִען, from Yiddish ציִען, from Middle High German ziehen, from Old High German ziohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

צוציִיִקייט (Yiddish): attractiveness

Definitions

  1. attractiveness

Ancestry of “צוציִיִקייט”, step by step

צוציִיִקייט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish צוציִען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצוציִעןto attract
2Yiddishציִעןto pull
3Middle High Germanziehento pull
4Old High Germanziohan
5Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
6Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
7Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Yiddish יקייט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishיקייט
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic teuhan