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Where does “צענטנס” come from?

צענטנס (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.

צענטנס (Yiddish): tenthly

Definitions

  1. tenthly

Ancestry of “צענטנס”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצענטtenth
2Middle High Germanzëhente—
3Old High Germanzehanto—
4Proto-West Germanictehundō—
5Proto-Germanictehundôtenth
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