Where does “צײַטווײַליק” come from?
צײַטווײַליק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צײַט, from Middle High German zīt, from Old High German zīt, from Proto-Indo-European déh₂itis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.
צײַטווײַליק (Yiddish): provisional
Definitions
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Ancestry of “צײַטווײַליק”, step by step
צײַטווײַליק traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish צײַט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | צײַט | time; age, era, times |
| 2 | Middle High German | zīt | time |
| 3 | Old High German | zīt | time |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via Yiddish ־יק
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־יק | -y, -ic |
| 2 | Middle High German | -ec | — |
| 3 | Old High German | -ig | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Yiddish ווײַל
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ווײַל | while; since; because; on account of |