Where does “ציינשטעכער” come from?
ציינשטעכער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צאָן, from Middle High German zan, from Old High German zan, from Proto-West Germanic tanþ, from Proto-Germanic tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
ציינשטעכער (Yiddish): toothpick
Ancestry of “ציינשטעכער”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | צאָן | tooth |
| 2 | Middle High German | zan | tooth |
| 3 | Old High German | zan | Alternative form of zand |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | tanþ | tooth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tanþs | tooth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |