Where does “jajem” come from?

jajem (Dutch) comes from Yiddish יין, from Hebrew יַיִן, from Hebrew שרף — to burn; to use up, waste; seraph.

jajem (Dutch): jenever

Definitions

  1. jenever

Ancestry of “jajem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishייןwine
2Hebrewיַיִןwine
3Hebrewשרףto burn; to use up, waste; seraph
Every word from Hebrew שרף →Every word from Hebrew יַיִן →Every word from Yiddish יין →