Where does “צײַטשריפֿט” come from?

צײַטשריפֿט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שריפֿט, from Middle High German schrift, from Old High German scrift, from Latin scrīptum, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

צײַטשריפֿט (Yiddish): periodical

Definitions

  1. periodical

Ancestry of “צײַטשריפֿט”, step by step

צײַטשריפֿט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish שריפֿט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשריפֿטwriting; typeface, font
2Middle High Germanschrift
3Old High Germanscrift
4Latinscrīptumtext; anything written, writing
5Latinscrībōto write
6Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Yiddish צײַט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצײַטtime; age, era, times
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβōEvery word from Latin scrībō