Where does “צעווייקן” come from?
צעווייקן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ווייקן, from Proto-West Germanic waikwijan, from Proto-Germanic waikwijaną, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...
צעווייקן (Yiddish): to soak, to saturate
Definitions
- to soak, to saturate
Ancestry of “צעווייקן”, step by step
צעווייקן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ווייקן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ווייקן | to soak |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | waikwijan | to cause to weaken, soften |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | waikwijaną | to make weak, to weaken, to soften |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |
via Yiddish צע
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | צע | — |