Where does “gotspe” come from?
gotspe (Dutch) comes from Yiddish חוצפה, from Hebrew חֻצְפָּה, from Hebrew חָצַף — to be insolent.
gotspe (Dutch): A grave insolence
Ancestry of “gotspe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | חוצפה | ' Unpointed form of חוצפּה |
| 2 | Hebrew | חֻצְפָּה | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | חָצַף | to be insolent |