Where does “smoezen” come from?
smoezen (Dutch) comes from Yiddish שמועס, from Hebrew שְׁמוּעוֹת, from Hebrew שְׁמוּעָה — report, piece of news, rumor.
smoezen (Dutch): to talk softly, murmur, whisper
Definitions
- to talk softly, murmur, whisper
Ancestry of “smoezen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | שמועס | idle talk, chat, conversation; schmooze |
| 2 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּעוֹת | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּעָה | report, piece of news, rumor |