Where does “Ashkenazim” come from?

Ashkenazim comes from Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַזִּים, the plural of אַשְׁכְּנַזִּי, ultimately derived from the Hebrew toponym אַשְׁכֲּנַז.

Ashkenazim (English): plural of Ashkenazi

Definitions

plural of Ashkenazi

Ancestry of “Ashkenazim”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hebrew	אַשְׁכְּנַזִּים	—
2	Hebrew	אַשְׁכְּנַזִּי	—
3	Hebrew	אַשְׁכֲּנַז	Ashkenaz

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