Where does “צייכענען” come from?

צייכענען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ן, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

צייכענען (Yiddish): draw; illustrate

Definitions

  1. draw; illustrate

Ancestry of “צייכענען”, step by step

צייכענען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־ן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ןThe infinitive marker for verbs, which can be...
2Middle High German-en—
3Old High German-īn—
4Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Yiddish צייכן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצייכןmark, sign
2Middle High Germanzeichen—
3Old High Germanzeihhansign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol
4Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
5Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “צייכענען”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Middle High German -en →