Where does “צײלונג” come from?

צײלונג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ציילן, from Middle High German zeln, from Old High German zellan, from Proto-West Germanic talljan, from Proto-Germanic taljaną, from Proto-Germanic talą, from Proto-Indo-European dol-, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

צײלונג (Yiddish): roll call; census

Definitions

  1. roll call; census

Ancestry of “צײלונג”, step by step

צײלונג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ציילן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishציילןcount
2Middle High Germanzeln—
3Old High Germanzellan—
4Proto-West Germanictalljanto count, to enumerate; to recount, to tell
5Proto-Germanictaljanąto enumerate, count; to account, recount, tell
6Proto-Germanictaląspeech; number
7Proto-Indo-Europeandol-reckoning, calculation, fraud; calculation, fraud
8Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

via Yiddish ־ונג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ונג-ing
2Old High German-unga-ing
3Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic talą →