Where does “צימער־שותּף” come from?

צימער־שותּף (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צימער, from Middle High German zimber, from Old High German zimbar, from Proto-West Germanic *timr, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

צימער־שותּף (Yiddish): roommate

Definitions

  1. roommate

Ancestry of “צימער־שותּף”, step by step

צימער־שותּף traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish צימער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצימערroom
2Middle High Germanzimber
3Old High Germanzimbar
4Proto-West Germanic*timr(act of) building
5Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
6Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

via Yiddish שותּף

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשותּףpartner
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem-Every word from Proto-Germanic timrąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *timr