Where does “צענטל” come from?

צענטל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צענט, from Middle High German zëhente, from Old High German zehanto, from Proto-West Germanic tehundō, from Proto-Germanic tehundô — tenth.

צענטל (Yiddish): tenth, one of ten equal parts of a whole

Definitions

  1. tenth, one of ten equal parts of a whole

Ancestry of “צענטל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצענטtenth
2Middle High Germanzëhente—
3Old High Germanzehanto—
4Proto-West Germanictehundōtenth
5Proto-Germanictehundôtenth
Every word from Proto-Germanic tehundô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic tehundō →Every word from Old High German zehanto →