Where does “sjofel” come from?

sjofel (Danish) comes from German schofel, from Yiddish שפֿל, from Hebrew שָׁפָל — low, humble.

sjofel (Danish): dirty, smutty, bawdy, filthy; beastly; shabby

Definitions

  1. dirty, smutty, bawdy, filthy; beastly; shabby

Ancestry of “sjofel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschofelpaltry
2Yiddishשפֿלshabby, crappy; humble
3Hebrewשָׁפָלlow, humble
Every word from Hebrew שָׁפָל →Every word from Yiddish שפֿל →Every word from German schofel →