Where does “צעפּוקעניש” come from?
צעפּוקעניש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ניש, from Middle High German -nisse, from Old High German -nissī, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
צעפּוקעניש (Yiddish): }} spite
Definitions
- }} spite
Ancestry of “צעפּוקעניש”, step by step
צעפּוקעניש traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ־ניש
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־ניש | -ness |
| 2 | Middle High German | -nisse | — |
| 3 | Old High German | -nissī | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |