Where does “ציגל” come from?
ציגל (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German ziegel, from Old High German ziegal, from Old High German ziagala, from Proto-Germanic *tigulā, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
ציגל (Yiddish): Diminutive of ציג
Definitions
- Diminutive of ציג
Ancestry of “ציגל”, step by step
ציגל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German ziegel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | ziegel | — |
| 2 | Old High German | ziegal | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ziagala | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *tigulā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tigulǭ | tile; brick |
| 6 | Latin | tēgula | a large, flat and heavy roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the curved and smaller imbrex |
| 7 | Latin | tegō | to cover; to clothe |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |