Where does “צעווייטיקן” come from?

צעווייטיקן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צע־, from Middle High German ze-.

Ancestry of “צעווייטיקן”, step by step

צעווייטיקן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish צע־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצע־asunder, to pieces, to bits
2Middle High Germanze-—

via Yiddish ווייטיק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishווייטיקpain, suffering
2Middle High Germanwētac—
Every word from Middle High German ze- →Every word from Yiddish צע־ →