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
Definitions
- toothpick
Ancestry of “ציינשטעכער”, step by step
ציינשטעכער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish צאָן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Yiddish שטעכער
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | שטעכער | something which stabs or pokes; a pick; hole... |
| 2 | Yiddish | שטעכן | stab; poke, stick |
| 3 | German | stechen | to be sharp, to stick out |
| 4 | Old High German | stehhan | to stick, attach, nail |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stekan | to pierce, to stab, to stick |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stikaną | to stick; to stab |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |