Where does “צעממיתן” come from?

צעממיתן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ממיתן, from Hebrew מֵמִית, from Hebrew הֵמִית — to put to death.

צעממיתן (Yiddish): to kill

Definitions

  1. to kill

Ancestry of “צעממיתן”, step by step

צעממיתן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ממיתן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishממיתןto kill
2Hebrewמֵמִית—
3Hebrewהֵמִיתto put to death

via Yiddish צע־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצע־asunder, to pieces, to bits
2Middle High Germanze-—
Every word from Hebrew הֵמִית →Every word from Hebrew מֵמִית →Every word from Yiddish ממיתן →