Where does “gajes” come from?

gajes (Dutch) comes from Yiddish גײַעס, from Hebrew גיס — brother-in-law; to conscript, to enlist someone,...

gajes (Dutch): riffraff, rabble

Definitions

  1. riffraff, rabble

Ancestry of “gajes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגײַעסnon-Jewish people
2Hebrewגיסbrother-in-law; to conscript, to enlist someone,...

Words derived from “gajes”

Every word from Hebrew גיס →Every word from Yiddish גײַעס →