Where does “jiddisch” come from?
jiddisch (Catalan) comes from German Jiddisch, from English Yiddish, from Yiddish ייִדיש, from Yiddish ייִד, from Middle High German jüde, from Old High German judo, from Latin Iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος — Judas; Judah, Judas.
jiddisch (Catalan): Yiddish; Yiddish language
Definitions
- Yiddish; Yiddish language
Ancestry of “jiddisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Jiddisch | Yiddish |
| 2 | English | Yiddish | Of or pertaining to the Yiddish language; Jewish;... |
| 3 | Yiddish | ייִדיש | Jewish; Yiddish |
| 4 | Yiddish | ייִד | a Jew |
| 5 | Middle High German | jüde | — |
| 6 | Old High German | judo | — |
| 7 | Latin | Iūdaeus | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδαῖος | Jew or Judean |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδά | Judah |
| 10 | Hebrew | יְהוּדָה | Judas; Judah, Judas |