Where does “צעריסן” come from?
צעריסן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צערײַסן, from Yiddish רײַסן, from Middle High German rīzen, from Old High German rīzan, from Proto-West Germanic hrītan, from Proto-Germanic hrītaną — to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull.
צעריסן (Yiddish): torn
Definitions
- torn
Ancestry of “צעריסן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | צערײַסן | to tear up, rip, sever, denounce an agreement |
| 2 | Yiddish | רײַסן | to tear, rip |
| 3 | Middle High German | rīzen | to tear, rend, rip |
| 4 | Old High German | rīzan | to scratch |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hrītan | to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrītaną | to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull |