Where does “קייסעך” come from?
קייסעך (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קריסטלעך, from Yiddish קריסט, from German Christ, from Middle High German kristen, from Old High German kristāni, from Latin Christiānus, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
קייסעך (Yiddish): Easter
Definitions
- Easter
Ancestry of “קייסעך”, step by step
קייסעך traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish קריסטלעך
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | קריסטלעך | Christian |
| 2 | Yiddish | קריסט | Christian |
| 3 | German | Christ | a Christian; Christ |
| 4 | Middle High German | kristen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kristāni | — |
| 6 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 7 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |