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Where does “zoof” come from?

zoof (Dutch) comes from Yiddish זהובֿ, from Hebrew זָהוּב — gold coin.

zoof (Dutch): guilder

Definitions

  1. guilder

Ancestry of “zoof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזהובֿ—
2Hebrewזָהוּבgold coin
Every word from Hebrew זָהוּב →