Where does “צעמישן” come from?

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

צעמישן (Yiddish): to confuse, to mix up, to trouble

Definitions

  1. to confuse, to mix up, to trouble

Ancestry of “צעמישן”, step by step

צעמישן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish מישן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמישןto mix
2Middle High Germanmischento mix
3Old High Germanmiskanto mix
4Proto-West Germanic*miskijanto mix, combine

via Yiddish צע־

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

Words derived from “צעמישן”

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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