Where does “sjofel” come from?
sjofel (Dutch) comes from German schofel, from Yiddish שפֿל, from Hebrew שָׁפָל — low, humble.
sjofel (Dutch): shabby, poor
Ancestry of “sjofel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | schofel | paltry |
| 2 | Yiddish | שפֿל | shabby, crappy; humble |
| 3 | Hebrew | שָׁפָל | low, humble |