Where does “שמעקל” come from?

שמעקל (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.

שמעקל (Yiddish): Diminutive of שמאָק; penis, dick, cock

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of שמאָק; penis, dick, cock

Ancestry of “שמעקל”, step by step

שמעקל traces back through two 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 שמאָק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשמאָקidiot; dick; dupe
2Old Polishsmokdragon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →