Where does “קאַצעטלער” come from?

קאַצעטלער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ל, from Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

קאַצעטלער (Yiddish): concentration camp inmate or survivor

Definitions

  1. concentration camp inmate or survivor

Ancestry of “קאַצעטלער”, step by step

קאַצעטלער traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־ל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־לForms diminutive nouns when added to a noun, with...
2Middle High Germanteil
3Old High Germanteil
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via Yiddish ־ער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ער-er
2Middle High German-er
3Old Dutch-iro
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Yiddish קאַצעט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקאַצעטconcentration camp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl-Every word from Proto-Germanic dailizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic daili