Where does “smoesjes” come from?

smoesjes (Dutch) comes from Dutch smoes, from Yiddish שמועס, from Hebrew שְׁמוּעוֹת, from Hebrew שְׁמוּעָה — report, piece of news, rumor.

Ancestry of “smoesjes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsmoesexcuse, pretext
2Yiddishשמועסidle talk, chat, conversation; schmooze
3Hebrewשְׁמוּעוֹת—
4Hebrewשְׁמוּעָהreport, piece of news, rumor

Words derived from “smoesjes”

Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּעָה →Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּעוֹת →Every word from Yiddish שמועס →