Where does “צײַגן” come from?

צײַגן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German zeigen, from Old High German zeigōn.

צײַגן (Yiddish): to convince

Definitions

  1. to convince

Ancestry of “צײַגן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzeigen—
2Old High Germanzeigōn—

Words derived from “צײַגן”

Every word from Old High German zeigōn →Every word from Middle High German zeigen →