Where does “שלאָפֿצימער” come from?

שלאָפֿצימער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish צימער, from Middle High German zimber, from Old High German zimbar, from Proto-West Germanic *timr, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

שלאָפֿצימער (Yiddish): bedroom

Definitions

  1. bedroom

Ancestry of “שלאָפֿצימער”, step by step

שלאָפֿצימער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish צימער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצימערroom
2Middle High Germanzimber—
3Old High Germanzimbar—
4Proto-West Germanic*timr(act of) building
5Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
6Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

via Yiddish שלאָף

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשלאָףsleep
2Middle High Germanslāf—
3Old High Germanslāfslack
4Proto-Germanicslap-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂b-to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic timrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *timr →