Where does “צענערלינג” come from?
צענערלינג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צען, from Middle High German zehen, from Old High German zehan, from Proto-West Germanic tehun, from Proto-Germanic tehun, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥t — ten.
צענערלינג (Yiddish): teenager
Ancestry of “צענערלינג”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | צען | ten |
| 2 | Middle High German | zehen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | zehan | ten |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | tehun | ten |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tehun | ten |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥t | ten |