Etymograph

English

Ziskind

Ziskind comes from Yiddish זיס ‘sweet’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sweh₂d-‘sweet’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*swéh₂dus‘sweet’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*swōtuz‘sweet’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*swōtī‘sweet’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050suozi‘sweet’
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350süezi
  7. Yiddishmodernזיסzis‘sweet’
  8. EnglishtodayZiskind

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sweh₂d-‘sweet’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*swéh₂dus‘sweet’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*swōtuz‘sweet’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*swōtī‘sweet’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050suozi‘sweet’
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350süezi
  7. Yiddishmodernזיסzis‘sweet’
  8. EnglishtodayZiskind

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- ‘sweet’

persuade, persuasive, persuasion, hedonism, hedonic, hedonist, 6 more

through Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus ‘sweet’

sweet, suave, assuage, 4 more

Today it means

name A surname from Yiddish

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- / Ziskind

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