Where does “Ashkenazi” come from?

Ashkenazi comes from Hebrew אַשְׁכֲּנַז, a biblical place name whose exact geographical referent remains uncertain.

Ashkenazi (English): Of or relating to Jews of Eastern European and...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Jews of Eastern European and...

Ancestry of “Ashkenazi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאַשְׁכְּנַזִּי—
2HebrewאַשְׁכֲּנַזAshkenaz
Every word from Hebrew אַשְׁכֲּנַז →Every word from Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַזִּי →