Where does “Jiddisj” come from?
Jiddisj (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Jiddisch, from Yiddish ייִדיש, from Yiddish ייִד, from Middle High German jüde, from Old High German judo, from Latin Iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδά — Judas; Judah, Judas.
Ancestry of “Jiddisj”, step by step