Where does “צעמישונג” come from?

צעמישונג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צעמישן, from Yiddish מישן, from Middle High German mischen, from Old High German miskan, from Proto-West Germanic *miskijan — to mix, combine.

צעמישונג (Yiddish): confusion, trouble

Definitions

  1. confusion, trouble

Ancestry of “צעמישונג”, step by step

צעמישונג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish צעמישן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצעמישןto confuse, to mix up, to trouble
2Yiddishמישןto mix
3Middle High Germanmischento mix
4Old High Germanmiskanto mix
5Proto-West Germanic*miskijanto mix, combine

via Yiddish ־ונג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ונג-ing
2Old High German-unga-ing
3Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *miskijan →Every word from Old High German miskan →Every word from Middle High German mischen →
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